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Its rediculous when you’re spelling get’s in the way
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People who can’t spell
Question: Do you know what word is always spelled incorrectly? Read on for the answer.
Something you might find surprising is the lack of a tight correlation between intelligence and spelling. There are plenty of smart people that just can’t spell, and unfortunately it dulls their ability to look smart. That’s okay, because it makes me look that much better. Boo ya.
Anyhow, I thought I would let you in on a private exercise I go through when I see common spelling mistakes. It’s fun for me, and I hope it will be fun for you, too. Let’s look at an example…
So, let’s say I see the following in an email:
Its rediculous that their going to France again this year.
In my head, I say:
The repeated diculous that is owned by it that again they possess a “going to France” this year.
In essence, I’m translating what they’ve said into a literal format, taking into account the spelling mistakes. Yay! Fun for the whole family.
The three points of Poseidon’s trident of spelling have to be it’s/its, your/you’re, and their/they’re/there. Not other words are used in the wrong places more often than these three, and no misuse of words can make a person look dumber. We also have whose/who’s, let’s/lets, and the slew of acronyms that people think possess something untold. You do not own a bunch of CD’s. You own CDs. Actually, you hopefully own an iPod at this point. Way to skirt that one.
If you want to get ahead in this life, take some time to work on your spelling and make sure that you never go without fixing your spelling and grammar. If the content is gold, it won’t matter if you don’t get these basics right. Trust me. I’m judging you.
TATTOPITW gives back.
Oh yeah, the answer: “incorrectly.” You had to know that was coming.
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I know someone who always spells the word “coming” (as in “I’m coming over to your house for drinks”) as “comming”. It kind of grosses me out.
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But…. Kudos!! Not enough people get upset about this.
Love, love, love this post. However, you have a typo in your Poseidon paragraph. I believe you were going for “No other words” not “Not other words”. Gotta keep you honest!
You’re right! I’ll leave it there, just to show the world I’m human.
My personal faves are “to/too” and “could’ve/could of” (and variations), as in “Your to stupid to realize you should of paid attention in English class.” [multiple sic]
Errors like these necessitate an immediate docking of 80 IQ points, minimum.
A favorite of mine: http://thannotthen.net/
Interestingly, your post is littered with double spaces after each period.
Busted. Old habits die hard.
I’m going to start using five spaces after each sentence. Maybe you’ll like that better? Or maybe you will cease going around the internet counting spaces? I hope so. Girls like guys who don’t count spaces. Especially when those guys are named after jeans.