Ranchmanben Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Time to vent a tiny bit of steam. As I’m sure every single person on here does, I regularly check craigslist for things I might like to have like anvils, tongs, blacksmith related kit and of course vises. Every time I search for vises in my area only one or two show up. Without fail, if I search for vices there are five or six vises for sale. I’m not generally a grammar person or a spelling person but this misspelling stomps on my last nerve then squeezes lime and salt into the cuts. You are selling a device to hold things! Vices are sold by bartenders, hookers, bookies and drug dealers. End gripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I'm past caring what they call it. If searching I do two. One for vise and one for vice. Ya Can't fix it so roll with the punches. On a one on one you can fix it but on the sale adds forget it. I'd say you might get a better price if there weren't so many that misspell it anyway. Better deals when you are looking to buy a bayonet on eBay looking up bayonett. Well, even they are asking too much anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Uh huh, imagine explaining a vise hoarder he has a vise vice. But be nice. I just dropped in because this thread was one of the last ones that hadn't been hacked by a Chinese spammer. Called Glenn to let him know and I'm killing a little time before I check "unread content" and see if he killed the spammer. Electronic death to spammers! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Thanks to all that make reports about anything out of place on the site, mods and admins can address the issue quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 if you are writing in English then Vice is the correct spelling if you are writing in American then it is vise the English language comes from England ( the clue to this is in the name ) it was not invented in America, America copied it miss spelling many things and changing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 It's vice in Australia too. No such thing as a vise here! Just sayin' - in defence of the English language! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Given that the original post was (I assume) referring to ad listings in the USA, the spelling 'vise' is etymologically correct in this context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 The accepted terms are “British English” and “American English”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 The point of an ad is to sell. In order to sell it has to convey a message in the local lingo. It is expected that an ad for a vice in the US would be written in American English and use therefore the local spelling. Having said that, spelling and grammar in ads are but a vague suggestion of sort and vice vs vise is the least of your problems. The only thing that makes this an issue is that a vice in English has two meaning, and honestly they can not be mistaken nor confused since the said meanings are worlds apart. I can not think of a case of confusion ... the blacksmith's vice is to turn the vice's handle around and around in vicious circles ... In order to obtain a bargain when responding to a vise ad, it is recommended to have a meeting vis a vis ... The blacksmith was a vicionary ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I found my 5 1/4 inch indian chief through a cl misspelling. He had it listed as a bench vice and wondered why I was the only one that called. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 One of my sources of amusement is see how bad things are listed on the local CL: rod iron and rot iron instead of wrought iron for instance. Where I am surprised is that people trying to sell stuff can't even take the time to find out the correct terms they are selling it under. I'm merely annoyed at all the mischaracterizations: why folks thing think the antiques section is the correct one to post new items in, or cable TV ads, or live animals..... corrected the typo about typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 There's a website called fatfingers which lets you search ebay for common misspellings in the hope of finding a cheap listing with an erroneous title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 The smarter sellers in my area use both spellings in their listings, presumably to account for the folks who will misspell their search terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Knowing the terms in other languages can help too; though searching on bigorna did bring up some interesting items in Brazil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 When we come to that bridge, we'll run it up the flagpole and see if it plays in Peoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I had heard that this "Craigs List" was used extensively for those seeking a bit of Vice in the US...... be careful if you decide to check for mispelt adds, you might get more than you bargained for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 The mixed metaphors from this thread have been relocated. Please post the additional related material over there. https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/55622-mixed-metaphors-or-just-misused/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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