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Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:31 am
by Jonsa
I've been seeing rouge instead of rogue lately. Rouge is pronounced differently....

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:35 am
by Teaweasel
We make a ton of jokes about this and then time passes and someone else points it out and we all laugh again.

I find it funny that the same people who spell Rogue as Rouge, also spell Guardian as Gaurdian, it's just a funny bit of either really young kids trying to spell or our global education system collectively dying a bit every time it happens.

There is no easy answer, but it's REALLY funny sometimes.

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:35 am
by Teef
I corrected someone once on that in the forums. His answer.. well, I like to spell it rouge.

That statement keeps me up at night sometimes.

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:20 pm
by Pestillence
Lol thats quite funny teef.. I guess rogue and rouge is just like tomatoe tomato

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:39 pm
by Teaweasel
I guess rogue and rouge is just like tomatoe tomato

/faceplam

Sound it out. It's nothing like that. Unless yer bantering with verbal humor, then I apologize.

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:32 am
by LoneWolf72
i think i may of have spelled rogue wrong a couple of times.... :?

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:17 pm
by Voldemort
It's a bit weird but every time I see someone say they are a 'rouge' I think of someone wearing red dancing the can-can. I suppose it's because rouge is French for red but imagine someone like that kicking a boss to death by dancing? I'm odd, I know.

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:12 am
by Dersu
Hilarious.

That being said, I have met a lot of players in game whose native language is not English. In that regard, they have my respect, as thinking and typing quickly in a second language is certainly difficult.

One very very funny one for me is that Infinity (?) chap. I find him funny because he is obviously not a dullard, yet he habitually types "allot" instead of "a lot".... which always reminds me of this brilliant comic:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.jp/20 ... thing.html

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:43 am
by Indira
I guess rogue and rouge is just like tomatoe tomato

/faceplam

Sound it out. It's nothing like that. Unless yer bantering with verbal humor, then I apologize.
funny, funny, funny :lol:
english isn't my native language, but i'm pretty sure that rogue and rouge don't sound alike.
i agree with Teaweasel, sound it out.

Re: Why do people spell rogue incorrectly?

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:00 pm
by keridwyn
Idk but it cracks me up every time. People walking around proudly proclaiming themselves to be makeup. :lol: