For the love of all that is holy. Why must some of you people insist on spelling it “payed” when, in the context you are using it (to get money) it is supposed to be spelled “paid”. I don’t care how intelligent your argument is, if you don’t know the simple past tense of “to pay” you come across not too bright. I have only recently seen this error surface and for some reason, it’s driving me insane. Please just spell it the way it is supposed to be spelled.
FYI- “Payed” has something to do with letting out a rope. —Spell Check
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if “Payed” has something to do with letting out a ‘rope’…
I think I know why guys would misspell it…
and Freud would agree….
paid to be payed indeed
Both *paid* and *payed* are acceptable for the act of settling a debt …. although the word *payed* is not often used …. soooooo, just because YOU are not intelligent enough to understand this then so be it.
OB, for someone who seems to be so tightly wound to the point where a minor spelling mistake will cause you to publically post a rant about it, you might do well to look up “layed” and “laid”….as in the reason you have never been is because you’re so fucking anal rententive. It might explain a few things for you.
Don’t be a payer hater, dog.
And for those who really give a shit, here’s some useless trivia:
Payed – nautical term given to the act of releasing or letting out slack in a rope, line or cable. (e.g. He payed out the stern line so the boat could pull away from the dock.)
Also used in reference to the decommissioning of a ship. Her paying-off day.
Also known as “checking away” or “checked/check away” (e.g. Check away on that line.)
Next week’s lesson: Splicing the mainbrace. (Bring your own rum.)
Ya-harrrrrr!
Lame bitch of the day award
OB: “I have only recently seen this error surface and for some reason, it’s driving me insane”
Pretty short drive, eh?
OB: I have only recently seen this error surface and for some reason, it’s driving me insane.
Pretty short trip, eh, OB?
there has been extensive study done on the language thing. and it was a conclusion that you do not need to read or even see every letter. so, it wood go lik ths, if i sid somthing to u.
It’s because of an electronic era, some people don’t utilize proper grammar or spelling. Good luck on your resume or thesis.
“Me fail english?…But that’s unpossible!”, Ralph Wiggums
Payed is the more archaic form of paid. I wouldn’t sweat it OP.
Whoooooooo the fuck cares? I mean really? I have been a serious bookworm since I learned to read. At 9 I was working my way through my dads Stephen King collection so I have always known how to spell and use words my peers can’t. I will admit I smirk smugly when I see a word misused or misspelled BUT unless I’m actually spell checking something for someone or want to make them look stupid I don’t bother correcting them and I certainly don’t get all bent out of shape over it. If they don’t care enough to learn to spell they just don’t care, why should you?
Side note: as a teenager I once snooped in the resume box at my job and found one just filled with gems. The only one I remember now was under objectives and goals “to concur the world” hahahaha the cover letter was garbage too.
Both are acceptable, but “paid” seems to be the norm. Payed is probably the bastardized yank version.
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Seems to work , for me anyway.
Dictionary.com = awesome 🙂
pay
1 [pey] verb, paid or (Obsolete except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; pay·ing; noun, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
2.
to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt.
3.
to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work.
4.
to defray (cost or expense).
5.
to give compensation for.
I go to the bank to cash my cheque and the bank will check my signature.