Members Bucksstudent Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 It's "Squier." Not the knight escort: Squire.Squier is a brand name and proper noun. Good God, it's on the damn headstock, and owners still misspell it.People don't spell Coke or Pepsi incorrectly. Why Squier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverberlayed Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 I don't take as much offense as you do but it bugs me a little as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Promit Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Most people are pretty bad with spelling and can't tell or don't notice the difference. It has nothing to do with snobbery and probably only somewhat to do with idiocy. Potentially more to do with illiteracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Buckstudent, how many posts will I have to go back in your post history before I find misspellings, and or improper use of grammar? Because I'm willing to bet actual money it won't be more than a handful. *op runs off to delete posts* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Cellphone auto correct. The little red squiggly line underneath it if typed on a regular computer. Ignorance. I'd imagine that many of the offending spellers are selling their first guitar that they never ended up using on craigslist, and one of the above explanations were perfectly good reasons for them to spell it "right" in their own minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Its possible those people are posting from their phone with autocorrect and it changes "squier" to "squire" without them noticing. @Dave: haha - I thought the same thing. Long live Squire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 I honestly didn't know which it was until I clicked on the thread. Never paid attention. I guess that makes me either an idiot or a snob? You can choose which... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Bucksstudent wrote: It's "Squier." Not the knight escort: Squire.Squier is a brand name and proper noun. Good God, it's on the damn headstock, and owners still misspell it. People don't spell Coke or Pepsi incorrectly. Why Squier? thanks for setting us all straight. but now I'm thirsty. time for a Coek. or should i have Pepis instead? choises, choises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 GreatDane wrote: thanks for setting us all straight. but now I'm thirsty. time for a Coek. or should i have Pepis instead? choises, choises... I was sorely tempted to make a bad pun about slurping down a Pepis then I decided not to . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 The better question for me is Why did Fender choose to misspell squire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bazinga Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 It's a turd one way or another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Another one is "Elixer". It's "Elixir", more common to see it spelled incorrectly with the "e" though, oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 I blame it on auto-correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Was Billly Squier the type of guitarist you only listened to as a beginner, until you could afford to listen to a real one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 kayd_mon wrote:Was Billly Squier the type of guitarist you only listened to as a beginner, until you could afford to listen to a real one? I liked his music, Emotions in Motion was a great album. He was primarily the singer too, not the guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Why are you butt hurt about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Probably a natural reaction to get as far away from the Rock Me Tonite vid as possible. What was that pink tele/LP thing he had at the end of that vid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 Most idiots don't spell well Some guitarists are idiots Any adult who uses auto-correct software is a self-aware idiot I've never heard of a snob mis-spelling a brand name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mad Tele Posted May 11, 2013 Members Share Posted May 11, 2013 most people assume its not a person's name and therefore use the proper spelling. pretty simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted May 12, 2013 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 DaveAronow wrote:Buckstudent, how many posts will I have to go back in your post history before I find misspellings, and or improper use of grammar?Because I'm willing to bet actual money it won't be more than a handful. *op runs off to delete posts* Actually, assgoblin, you can go back and look through all of my posts and try to find "misspellings" and "improper use of grammar." I don't give two dog {censored}s. God, I miss the ignore list. All other posters, I'm not "butthurt" about it. It's not my company; I own one Squier. I choose to spell it correctly and respect the brand. Usually when someone spells it "Squire," I find that their post reflects their snobbery or idiocy. Usually; not always. As for "autocorrect," there's also something called "proof reading." My iPhone annoys me, but I make sure that I spell things the way I want when it's necessary. I had no idea you guys would all get "butthurt" over my post. Perhaps it applies to some of you? Usually, the regulars are a little more loose than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 12, 2013 Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 Don't really understand why you're upset, Bucksstudent. You asked why no one misspells common household names like Coke and Pepsi, which have their own unique spellings, yet they misspell a lesser-known company's name that happens to use a different spelling than the common word. I don't think anyone was butthurt over your post, though some people did respond with sarcasm, etc. No big deal. Unless you're upset that no one seemed to share your annoyance for other people's ignorance or unwillingness to proofread that which they write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 12, 2013 Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 Oh, one more thing - assgoblin is a funny word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted May 12, 2013 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 kayd_mon wrote:Don't really understand why you're upset, Bucksstudent. You asked why no one misspells common household names like Coke and Pepsi, which have their own unique spellings, yet they misspell a lesser-known company's name that happens to use a different spelling than the common word. I don't think anyone was butthurt over your post, though some people did respond with sarcasm, etc. No big deal. Unless you're upset that no one seemed to share your annoyance for other people's ignorance or unwillingness to proofread that which they write. The Coke/Pepsi thing was an example.In guitar circles, Squier is a well known name, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted May 12, 2013 Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 bazinga wrote: It's a turd one way or another At 5 posts, really! Shut the {censored} up noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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