Common mistakes you see on WB

[Jorge_Henriquez]

“Charlie Fu” - The use of happy in tasting notes or any other adjective detailing pompous terminology.


Some people STILL don’t know how to use the damned Quote button.

[Larry_P]

The use of asterisks in words like f*ck and asshole.

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

loose vs. lose

[Neal.Mollen]

@M Hudson

Using parentheses in a sentence when they are not required.

This (really) pisses me off.

[PeterH]

@Chris Seiber

What are some common mistakes or misspellings you see here on Wine Berserkers?
[Pobega is a tougher one. Writing Pobega’d is clearly wrong, since one never adds an apostrophe to make a verb past tense, but unless anyone knows of a verb which ends in “a,” then there may not be any good examples to follow. The closest example I can think of would be verbs which end in “o,” like veto, lasso or radio. In those, the past tense would be vetoed, lassoed and radioed. I guess if Pobega is to be a verb on WB, the past tense would probably be Pobegaed. The present tense is easier, “he Pobegas one bottle from each new case as it arrives.”]

There is a better word for vinous infanticide in use on another wine board. It come from a poster who adopted the handle
Dr. Rich and Bold, abbreviated DRAB. He was notorious for opening new and backward wines. The practice became known as drabbing. This is superior to "Pobega"because of the multiple connotations, plus “to drab” is already a verb.
Perhaps Mike Pobega and Dr. Rich and Bold are one and the same, and there is an additional inside joke I have been missing.

P Hickner

[T_Melloni]

Some people . . . and I will not identify them by name . . . do not use . . . in the proper manner . . . an ellipsis when describing a wine . . . as the best the grape can deliver . . . when it is clearly needed . . . just unimaginable . . . .

Another mistake is that some people post their tasting notes but fail to give the wine a score. How do I know the wine is any good unless it has a score above 90? How do I know how to join in on the “groupthink” unless the wine has a high score. I am concerned of “thoughtcrime.”

A big mistake some people have followed is thinking that three bottles of wine in a night shared with two people over dinner and a hot tub is “too much.” Have we not learned?

I personally made a mistake of not giving John Holdredge enough “+++” after his “A+.” (I think he then called me a jamoke for not being accurate on the “A+++”, so it is a mistake that I will remember for a long time. It left a mark.)

I think a common mistake that we can all seek to avoid is not understanding when a post is offered with sarcasm, or hyperbole, or if someone is being facetious, especially if the person posting does not like to use silly emoticons or smileys.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

It’s a grammar thing, which I realize is not the real point of this thread, but it’s something I see here even more than elsewhere - the use of “I” as the object of a preposition. Most commonly - “between my wife and I” happens all the time, as does “for my wife and I.”

No one would ever say “for I,” so why say “for my wife and I?”

[Jay_Miller]

@Frank Murray III

Pallette or Pallet. The word is Palate.

Counselor, you are a riot.

Unless you’re talking about importing a palate of wine. Then you’re still wrong.

[Jay_Miller]

misusing “begs the question” for “raises the question”

“mute point” instead of “moot point”

“peaked my interest” is an interesting case as an argument could be made for this non-standard usage - i.e., it caused a peak in my level of interest. But the actual phrase is “piqued my interest”

[Robert.Fleming]

@Jay Miller

“peaked my interest” is an interesting case as an argument could be made for this non-standard usage - i.e., it caused a peak in my level of interest. But the actual phrase is “piqued my interest”

How do you feel about “peeked my interest”? I’ve seen that, too.

[Jay_Miller]

@Robert.Fleming

@Jay Miller

“peaked my interest” is an interesting case as an argument could be made for this non-standard usage - i.e., it caused a peak in my level of interest. But the actual phrase is “piqued my interest”

How do you feel about “peeked my interest”? I’ve seen that, too.

That usage would merit boiling oil or melted lead.

[Neal.Mollen]

“They tasted her on their new varietal”

[Richard_Malloy]

Since this appears to be the all-purpose grammar and word usage thread, I have to ask: why is the word “perquisite” typically shortened to “perk” rather than “perq”? And why ain’t I got none?

[Brian_Tuite]

@Larry P

The use of asterisks in words like f*ck and *sshole.

[Chris_Seiber]

@Richard Malloy

Since this appears to be the all-purpose grammar and word usage thread, I have to ask: why is the word “perquisite” typically shortened to “perk” rather than “perq”? And why ain’t I got none?

You can get get a blue pill for that nowadays.

[T_Schaffler]

Beginning a sentence with because or 'cause.

The correct use of there, their and they’re. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to edit one of my posts for those screw ups. Hopefully, I catch them before others read them.

[Brian_Tuite]

@T. Melloni

Some people . . . and I will not identify them by name . . . do not use . . . in the proper manner . . . an ellipsis when describing a wine . . . as the best the grape can deliver . . . when it is clearly needed . . . just unimaginable . . . .

Another mistake is that some people post their tasting notes but fail to give the wine a score. How do I know the wine is any good unless it has a score above 90? How do I know how to join in on the “groupthink” unless the wine has a high score. I am concerned of “thoughtcrime.”

A big mistake some people have followed is thinking that three bottles of wine in a night shared with two people over dinner and a hot tub is “too much.” Have we not learned?

I personally made a mistake of not giving John Holdredge enough “+++” after his “A+.” (I think he then called me a jamoke for not being accurate on the “A+++”, so it is a mistake that I will remember for a long time. It left a mark.)

I think a common mistake that we can all seek to avoid is not understanding when a post is offered with sarcasm, or hyperbole, or if someone is being facetious, especially if the person posting does not like to use silly emoticons or smileys.

[ eric.gif ]

Damn’ it still doesn’t work.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

I could of enjoyed the wine accept that supposably the major varietal in the blend ruined it’s palate, making me feel like a a$$hole.

[John_Morris]

I ran a poll a few months ago to see how many WBers were lawyers. I think it’s time now to ask how many of us are pedants.

[Jay_Miller]

@John Morris

I ran a poll a few months ago to see how many WBers were lawyers. I think it’s time now to ask how many of us are pedants.

The correct usage is macho pedantic oenophiles. Or is that another board?