Keira Knightley: The Internet Can't Spell

Leonie · 12-05-2007, 04:17 PM

Keira Knightley, the proper spelling, tops Kiera Knightley, but only because most people who misspell Keira also misspell Knightley as Knightly. There are more mentions of Kiera Knightly than there are of Keira Knightley. And people struggle more with the lady's surname than with her first name.

In short: people struggle big time getting Keira's name right. And I just had fun with Googlefight.

michael22 · 12-05-2007, 09:43 PM

are we bored Leonie?

Leonie · 12-05-2007, 10:21 PM

...Gee, thanks.

I just thought I'd have a laugh at all the silly people who can't spell her name. Never mind, then.

michael22 · 13-05-2007, 02:19 AM

I meant no offence. We should lagh at the fact that it is a simple name..........keira knightley and that illiterate people use the internet.

rani · 13-05-2007, 08:26 AM

Leonie and Michael:

Excuse me for unpermitted interruptions to your discussion but this has to be be said.

Please be kind to those who mispelled Keira's name. They should be taught not to be diminished and insulted.

Thank you.

Liam · 13-05-2007, 08:43 AM

Why?

If you can't laugh at the stupid and misinformed, who can you laugh at?

KeiraIsFIT · 13-05-2007, 09:40 AM

retards?

Liam · 13-05-2007, 10:14 AM

No, physical and mental retardation is a condition that people have no choice or control over. Stupidity is not.

Ranman · 13-05-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Liam

Why?

If you can't laugh at the stupid and misinformed, who can you laugh at?

I agree 100%. God put the stupid and misinformed on earth for our entertainment. Not to laugh at them is an insult to God.

Liam · 13-05-2007, 12:06 PM

Correctamundo. In a similar vein, its morally wrong to allow fools to keep their money.

I feel that if a stupid person wants to better their situation, they could pick up a book and learn a few things. If they are too lazy to improve their situation, then they leave themselves open to ridicule.

KeiraIsFIT · 13-05-2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam

No, physical and mental retardation is a condition that people have no choice or control over. Stupidity is not.

you remind me of that "humour coach" on Borat

Liam · 13-05-2007, 12:13 PM

Great success.

Porcelain_Doll · 13-05-2007, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam

Correctamundo. In a similar vein, its morally wrong to allow fools to keep their money.

I feel that if a stupid person wants to better their situation, they could pick up a book and learn a few things. If they are too lazy to improve their situation, then they leave themselves open to ridicule.

I agree entirely. Too many idiots overcrowd this world. And they do nothing to improve, in fact, they probably don't even realise their condition, even when one nicely tells them over and over.
And then one loses his/her patience, and things end badly.
And we, innocent people who were just trying to help another fellow human being, end up with the blame.

KeiraIsFIT · 13-05-2007, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam

Great success.

so i buy an iPod, he must buy an iPod mini, we all know that is for girls

High 5

I Luv Keira · 13-05-2007, 08:17 PM

I remeber the first time I googled Keira (what a mistake that was), but I spelt her name as "Kiera Knightley". But that weren't because I couln't spell her name, it was because thats how you spell "Kiera".

Didn't she change the spelling of her name, so that it was easy to pronounce worldwide? She broke the rule of "i" before "e".

Anyway, you can't blame people if they didn't know how to spell her name.
Unless its her last name, how can they get Knightley wrong huh, I guess you can laugh at that....lol.

Also, my iPod Nano is all scratched up, yes, scratched up indeed.

Leonie · 13-05-2007, 08:29 PM

Her name was always spelled Keira Knightley.

I Luv Keira · 13-05-2007, 08:42 PM

You sure, wasn't she born, "Kiera Christina Knightley"? Wouldn't that be breaking the principle of 'i' before 'e' in the English language.

Leonie · 13-05-2007, 08:48 PM

Names don't tend to have a whole lot of logic in them sometimes.

I'm pretty sure that it was Keira Christina Knightley all along. Apparently the Kiera rumour was brought about by magazines trying to cover their silly misspelling arses.

michael22 · 13-05-2007, 09:14 PM

though it comes from the irish ciara meaning black haired, The angloization might of switched it around.

Leonie · 13-05-2007, 10:05 PM

Ah, that's why my head kept going "I was going to say something else."

It's of Celtic origins. Borrowed words often don't follow traditional rules.

12-05-2007, 04:17 PM	#1
Leonie Elle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,631	Keira Knightley: The Internet Can't Spell Keira Knightley, the proper spelling, tops Kiera Knightley, but only because most people who misspell Keira also misspell Knightley as Knightly. There are more mentions of Kiera Knightly than there are of Keira Knightley. And people struggle more with the lady's surname than with her first name. In short: people struggle big time getting Keira's name right. And I just had fun with Googlefight. __________________

12-05-2007, 09:43 PM	#2
michael22 eternally screwed Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 843	are we bored Leonie? __________________ 88 member of the KK posse, A high powered mutant of some kind to weird to live, to rare to die.-Hunter. S. Thompson The concept of wuv confuses and infuriates us -lurgh

12-05-2007, 10:21 PM	#3
Leonie Elle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,631	...Gee, thanks. I just thought I'd have a laugh at all the silly people who can't spell her name. Never mind, then. __________________

13-05-2007, 02:19 AM	#4
michael22 eternally screwed Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 843	I meant no offence. We should lagh at the fact that it is a simple name..........keira knightley and that illiterate people use the internet. __________________ 88 member of the KK posse, A high powered mutant of some kind to weird to live, to rare to die.-Hunter. S. Thompson The concept of wuv confuses and infuriates us -lurgh

13-05-2007, 08:26 AM	#5
rani Lover of Socialists Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 108	Silly and illiterate... Leonie and Michael: Excuse me for unpermitted interruptions to your discussion but this has to be be said. Please be kind to those who mispelled Keira's name. They should be taught not to be diminished and insulted. Thank you.

13-05-2007, 08:43 AM	#6
Liam Bogan Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,446	Why? If you can't laugh at the stupid and misinformed, who can you laugh at? __________________ The greatest delight is to mark one's enemy, prepare everything, avenge oneself thoroughly, and then go to sleep. -Stalin

13-05-2007, 09:40 AM	#7
KeiraIsFIT Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 67	retards? __________________ 102 Member of Keira Knightleys Posse

13-05-2007, 10:14 AM	#8
Liam Bogan Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,446	No, physical and mental retardation is a condition that people have no choice or control over. Stupidity is not. __________________ The greatest delight is to mark one's enemy, prepare everything, avenge oneself thoroughly, and then go to sleep. -Stalin

13-05-2007, 12:06 PM	#10
Liam Bogan Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,446	Correctamundo. In a similar vein, its morally wrong to allow fools to keep their money. I feel that if a stupid person wants to better their situation, they could pick up a book and learn a few things. If they are too lazy to improve their situation, then they leave themselves open to ridicule. __________________ The greatest delight is to mark one's enemy, prepare everything, avenge oneself thoroughly, and then go to sleep. -Stalin

13-05-2007, 12:13 PM	#12
Liam Bogan Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,446	Great success. __________________ The greatest delight is to mark one's enemy, prepare everything, avenge oneself thoroughly, and then go to sleep. -Stalin

13-05-2007, 08:17 PM	#15
I Luv Keira Keira Smitten Troublemaker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London! England! Hope I meet her someday! Posts: 194	I remeber the first time I googled Keira (what a mistake that was), but I spelt her name as "Kiera Knightley". But that weren't because I couln't spell her name, it was because thats how you spell "Kiera". Didn't she change the spelling of her name, so that it was easy to pronounce worldwide? She broke the rule of "i" before "e". Anyway, you can't blame people if they didn't know how to spell her name. Unless its her last name, how can they get Knightley wrong huh, I guess you can laugh at that....lol. Also, my iPod Nano is all scratched up, yes, scratched up indeed.

13-05-2007, 08:29 PM	#16
Leonie Elle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,631	Her name was always spelled Keira Knightley. __________________

13-05-2007, 08:42 PM	#17
I Luv Keira Keira Smitten Troublemaker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London! England! Hope I meet her someday! Posts: 194	You sure, wasn't she born, "Kiera Christina Knightley"? Wouldn't that be breaking the principle of 'i' before 'e' in the English language.

13-05-2007, 08:48 PM	#18
Leonie Elle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,631	Names don't tend to have a whole lot of logic in them sometimes. I'm pretty sure that it was Keira Christina Knightley all along. Apparently the Kiera rumour was brought about by magazines trying to cover their silly misspelling arses. __________________

13-05-2007, 09:14 PM	#19
michael22 eternally screwed Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 843	though it comes from the irish ciara meaning black haired, The angloization might of switched it around. __________________ 88 member of the KK posse, A high powered mutant of some kind to weird to live, to rare to die.-Hunter. S. Thompson The concept of wuv confuses and infuriates us -lurgh

13-05-2007, 10:05 PM	#20
Leonie Elle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nottingham Posts: 2,631	Ah, that's why my head kept going "I was going to say something else." It's of Celtic origins. Borrowed words often don't follow traditional rules. __________________

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