I know that all of us belonging to the horsey set do the same thing. We cruise the Internet and papers and look at all the pretty ponies for sale. I love perusing DreamHorse and looking at sales ads, usually for the elusive "Tack Fail". What annoys the crap out of me and amuses me to no end is all of the massive spelling and grammar errors in ad text. And I am not talking just simple misspellings, but complete WRONG words and WRONG sentence structure. If you type like a 6 year old, I am not going to be very likely to contact you about your horse/item.
So, today I have complied a list of some of the most common misspellings/misuse of words I have run across. They are very comical when you think about it, and very sad as well. I have put the correct word/spelling first, then the incorrect ones along with comments.
Gelding
guilding - So, he is a member of a guild? Which one?
gilding - Oh, he's gold plated? Bet that bumps the price up some.
Mare
mayer - Is she related to Oscar?
mayor - Of what town?
Filly
philly - Oh, she's from Philadelphia.
fillie - What?
Colt
cult - Umm, ok.
Appaloosa
Opelousas - Actually, that's a city in south Louisiana, not a breed of horse.
Quarter Horse
1/4th horse - Which fourth do I get? What if I want a half? I want the front half.
Mane
main - Main what? Main event? Main street?
Maine - That's a state in New England, not a part of a horse.
man - Male human, not the long hair that grows from the crest of your horse's neck.
Gait
gate(s) - This is what you go through to get into the pasture, not a walk, trot, canter, etc.
Poll
pole - What you run a pattern around at a rodeo, not a part of a horse.
Farrier
ferrier - This would be the guy that ferries people across a river, not the guy that trims your horse's hooves.
Peruvian Paso
"Peruvian Peso Fino" - Not only are we combining 2 breeds here, but a peso is a form of currency, not a horse.
Child Safe
"rides kids" - Really!? That must be impressive.
"broke to death" - Goodness, if he is dead I don't think I want him. Also read "one foot in the grave" on this one.
Winch (not a horse term, but funny anyway)
wench - No shit, I really saw an ad in the Thrifty Nickel for a truck with a wench for sale. I had to resist the temptation to call and ask if it was a bar wench or a scullery wench. I probably would have been wasting my sarcasm though.
So any of you have anything to add?
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Bombproof listed as "bullet proof". Maybe that horse could be used by the mounted police with no need for a bullet proof jacket. Too bad it was a gelding as there could be a new breed of bullet proof horses specifically bred for the police force's use.
ReplyDeleteHow ab out the band that has been in the news:
ReplyDeleteFree Reign
http://www.myspace.com/freereign
Um, Reign???
intransitive verb
1 a: to possess or exercise sovereign power : rule b: to hold office as chief of state although possessing little governing power in England the sovereign reigns but does not rule2: to exercise authority in the manner of a monarch3: to be predominant or prevalent chaos reigned in the classroom
noun
1 a: royal authority : sovereignty under the reign of the Stuart kings b: the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch the reign of the Puritan ministers 2: the time during which one (as a sovereign) reigns
Kind of like the word Bridle, or Bridal. You can find some great buys on eBay by searching Bridal instead of Bridal. lol
Oops, edit, Bridal instead of BRIDLE
ReplyDeletePeso fina - heh heh. I saw an ad for a jim canna horse. Might they have meant gymkhana?
ReplyDeleteMy pet peeve....absolutely no useful information whatsoever! Here is a perfect example:
ReplyDeletehttp://boise.craigslist.org/grd/1190644408.html
Yep-those are horses, but that's about all I can tell from this ad?
Drillrider, I wonder what the "special conditions" are in the boise ad?
ReplyDeleteanother spelling word mistake, qater house, I think they meant Quarter Horse?
sandycreek: Who knows? Probably take better care of them and provide a "forever" home, even though they are NOT.......(sigh)........I get so sick of people sometimes!
ReplyDeleteDrillrider: Love the CL ads stating the horse is looking for a "forever" home, like that is an excuse why they are ditching it, especially the old horses they have had for years for there childern to ride and now they don't want to take care of anymore!
ReplyDeleteYes, they make me sick too
Oh, and you can't forget all the instances of "furrier" instead of "farrier." So... they have an appointment to make clothing out of their horse?
ReplyDeleteFarrier- ferrier, furrier
ReplyDeleteBridle- bridal, bridol
Saddle- sattle, sattal, sattol
Riding arena- riding rink
Cart shafts- sticks that go along the horses sides...
The best one of all I read on a home listing
Round pen- circle pen.
you know what i really hate its when people type ads and messages and dont capatilize anything they wright in all lower case letters and use no punctuation but expect us to read their minds and understand where the sentence and thought breaks are in their inane stream of useless syllables and spelling mistakes that is supposed to make me want to buy their product or service
ReplyDeleteWow that was hard to type.
*applodz for paul*
ReplyDeleteI saw an ad on CL recently for a "QH Lipid Morgan Cross"
ReplyDeleteI guess it's really fat? ;)
I like this one:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php
She is "strickly english" and "a child can go get her out in the coral"
Wait, nevermind. I like this one better:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1378713&share_this=Y
Heh, i showed a Bashkir Curly for this woman once.
ReplyDeleteShe insisted that it was a Basherton Curly....
"bozzle" for bosal
This summer I heard someone refer to breeches as "hunt seat pants."
My mother-in-law can be... um.. weird, and she insists on calling duallies "trucks with hips" and then laughing her head off. Also, she kept calling an indoor arena an "enclosed exercise area." When corrected, she said she would still have to call it that.
Of course, "arena" sounds pretty hoity toity to non horsey people....
You know, I own gaited horses. You know what I'm guilty of? Typing "gait" when I actually do mean "gate"! I do it ALL the time!
ReplyDeleteBozal for bosal
Shaps for chaps (when they're pronouncing them "shaps", I assume)
Gentil or gentile for gentle
15.5 for 15 and a half hands
rode for ridden
shoed for shod
And my person favorite: Saw an ad on Craig's List for a TWH mare who was "genital" enough for kids to ride. I am not making that up.
paul_the_small,
ReplyDeleteIt should be "buy there product or service" Good job on leaving out the period, tho.
These were all in ONE ad:
ReplyDeletebaths = Bathes
miner = Minor
arthridis = Arthritis
trout = Trot (about died laughing on this one)
loap = Lope
There are people here who not only spell it "furrier" they say it out loud.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why they're getting a dude who sells furs to look at their horse's feet...
Oh, and lounge for longe. Like the horse is a lounge singer rather than being trained to move around you in a circle.
ReplyDeleteI bought a "guilding" 6 years ago :P There was a piece of paper on a back door in Lebo's. I called and brought home him later. I didn't think anyone made a mistake of mispelling gelding. oh, and I also saw a "1/4th horse" for sale on Craiglist. I was like, "wtf?" The ad was nice and the pictures were nice, but the "1/4th horse" really deterred me. I couldn't even think of what "1/4th horse" was. now I know it's a quick way of saying Quarter horse. Isn't QH easier than typing out 1/4th horse, anyway?
ReplyDeleteAnother one from an ad today:
ReplyDeletekneck rains = SAY WHAT?????
Speaking of word fail, did anyone see this?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/1186113851.html
I found one horse, it was a Hackney, and the people spelled it "Hack Knee". I was like, what the heck are they talking about?
ReplyDeletePalamino - a cross between a good friend and an El Camino, with pretty coloring, too!
ReplyDeleteI also saw an add once for someone looking for a "responsibly priced horse cart". It is very important that this cart know how to responsibly price things, that way you can do drive by pricing with your horse and make sure you get the best deal.
I saw this a while back...
ReplyDeletePurebread thoroughbread/qater horse 4 sail. walks on leash very good and also kids.
Also makes me nuts when they list halters as bridles and vice-versa.
I legitimately saw an ad for a "dunskin".
ReplyDeleteThis horse is not a buckskin.
He is not a dun.
He is a dunskin.
Or are they selling the skin of a dun?
People...
I legitimately saw an ad for a "dunskin".
ReplyDeleteThis horse is not a buckskin.
He is not a dun.
He is a dunskin.
Or are they selling the skin of a dun?
People...