One for the spelling police

[Muncle Trogg]

Saw this and instantly thought of PH:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[Vytalis]

The only version I can see that is missing is 'of / have'.

Otherwise, superb.

[bicycleshorts]

His comics are good, I posted this in the thread about the new site changes:
http://theoatmeal.com/pl/state_web_winter/facebook...

[M@verick]

Whilst reading "Red" magazine last night Mrs.Maverick exploded with the kind of unbridled rage I normally only see when for example I empty the dishwasher and put a soup bowl back in the *wrong* cupboard. The subject of her annoyance was apparently that she has "had enough" of people miss-spelling the word "breathe", she cited an article in which the author had written "I need this like the air I breath" - according to Mrs.Maverick the miss-spelling of the word "breathe" missing its last E, has reached pandemic proportions and frankly its only a matter of time before she writes a sternly worded letter to points of view and encloses a box of cat poo.

This made me think of Piston Heads, briefly, whilst I agreed furiously and waited for her to calm down.

R.

[singlecoil]

If we could turn this into a thread on misspelt words in general, and on PH in particular, then one beauty I came across here this morning was 'owness' in place of 'onus'.

[bigandclever]

There was a thread a little while ago where someone said "no holes barred". Bit Freudian, I thought.

[Muncle Trogg]

singlecoil said:

If we could turn this into a thread on misspelt words in general, and on PH in particular, then one beauty I came across here this morning was 'owness' in place of 'onus'.

Why not.

I had an email from my landlord yesterday using dia instead or dire.

Also saw a story one of my sons friends had written about a magical land, and in that land lived a younickorn. Made me chuckle.

[singlecoil]

Muncle Trogg said:

singlecoil said:

If we could turn this into a thread on misspelt words in general, and on PH in particular, then one beauty I came across here this morning was 'owness' in place of 'onus'.

Why not.

On the apostrophe thread the convention is to quote the guilty party (as long as it's a PH gaffe), should we do that here as well?

[Gizmo!]

bigandclever said:

There was a thread a little while ago where someone said "no holes barred". Bit Freudian, I thought.

Sounds like something you'd read in a redtop (no, not a C20XE), usually in the context of 'steamy' 'lesbo' and/or 'romp'.

[singlecoil]

Here's a good one

lyonspride said:

But that's a mute point

[andy_s]

Per se =/= persay

[Happy82]

andy_s said:

Per se =/= persay

Or 'percy' as I once read

[bigandclever]

Out of interest, perse is Finnish for arse.

[anonymous-user]

weary - wary
windowscreen

Just two I can think of that the Mrs continually says. I've given up reminding her now, I just cringe instead.

[maniac0796]

Wonder and Wander

[anonymous-user]

I lent it off so and so.

I've borrowed my car to so and so.

Normally northerners who are guilty of this

[5705]

I'm conflicted. Partly pedantic and partly enjoying much spelling idiocy; "escape goat" always warms my cockles.

[ATTAK Z]

1 Brought Bought
2 Curb Kerb
3 There Their
4 nxt next
5 kewl cool
6 Magasine Magazine
7 Threw Through
8 nuceler nuclear
9 body work bodywork
10 Wot What
11 ne Any
12. b4 before
13.bcos because
14 ". " ". "
15 Pacificly Specifically
16 your you're
17 Freind Friend
18 Neccessary Necessary
19 should of should have
20 cnt can't
21 grammer grammar
22 what so ever whatsoever
23 seen has seeing as
24 Wi With
25 to slow too slow
26 definately definitely
27 Shirley Surely
28 tripple triple
29 As has
30 moniter monitor
31 crewl cruel
32 else where elsewhere
33. greeeeeaaaat great
34. tard person of limited mental ability - retard is something you do to the ignition
35. Cud Could
36 warrent warrant
37 "..............." "..." or ". . ."
38 different to different from
39 similar as similar to
40 Quite Quiet
41 less fewer
42 Xmas Christmas
43 Dint Dent
44 Am I'm
45 Accomadation Accomodation Accommadation Accomidation Acomodation ACCOMMODATION!
46 driblel dribble
47 headin heading
48 stationary stationery
49 stationery stationary
50 knightmare nightmare
51 imbedd embed (sorry biscuit)
52 calander calendar
53 piller pillar pillow
54 intitled entitled
55 attakz attacks
56 what ever whatever
57 gynacologist gyneacologist
58 convertable roadster
59 xcelent excellent NO on purpose bad spelling allowed :P
60 Huskey HUSKY
61 attakz ATTAK Z
62 god God
64 where we're
65 dissapointment disappointment
66 intense intents
67 NJOY enjoy
68 to too (in addition, aswell )
69 too to
70 two too
70 repeat again repeat
71 corrie corra
72 less fewer
73 drove driven
74 thor thaw
75 pruff proof
76 staggard staggered
77 grill grille
78 Mite Might
79 Wierdo Weirdo
80 dic dictionary
81 invite invitation
82 suttle Subtle
83 you're your back in due to pressure from Proletariat
84 double d-clutching double de-clutching
85 toe eye tow eye
86 Hydrolics Hydraulics
87 intreeged intrigued
88. carverys carveries
89.excellant excellent
90.carbon fiber carbon fibre
91. route root (of all evil)
92. were we're

Edited by ATTAK Z on Saturday 12th November 17:19

[softtop]

ATTAK Z said:

1 Brought Bought
2 Curb Kerb
3 There Their
4 nxt next
5 kewl cool
6 Magasine Magazine
7 Threw Through
8 nuceler nuclear
9 body work bodywork
10 Wot What
11 ne Any
12. b4 before
13.bcos because
14 ". " ". "
15 Pacificly Specifically
16 your you're
17 Freind Friend
18 Neccessary Necessary
19 should of should have
20 cnt can't
21 grammer grammar
22 what so ever whatsoever
23 seen has seeing as
24 Wi With
25 to slow too slow
26 definately definitely
27 Shirley Surely
28 tripple triple
29 As has
30 moniter monitor
31 crewl cruel
32 else where elsewhere
33. greeeeeaaaat great
34. tard person of limited mental ability - retard is something you do to the ignition
35. Cud Could
36 warrent warrant
37 "..............." "..." or ". . ."
38 different to different from
39 similar as similar to
40 Quite Quiet
41 less fewer
42 Xmas Christmas
43 Dint Dent
44 Am I'm
45 Accomadation Accomodation Accommadation Accomidation Acomodation ACCOMMODATION!
46 driblel dribble
47 headin heading
48 stationary stationery
49 stationery stationary
50 knightmare nightmare
51 imbedd embed (sorry biscuit)
52 calander calendar
53 piller pillar pillow
54 intitled entitled
55 attakz attacks
56 what ever whatever
57 gynacologist gyneacologist
58 convertable roadster
59 xcelent excellent NO on purpose bad spelling allowed :P
60 Huskey HUSKY
61 attakz ATTAK Z
62 god God
64 where we're
65 dissapointment disappointment
66 intense intents
67 NJOY enjoy
68 to too (in addition, aswell )
69 too to
70 two too
70 repeat again repeat
71 corrie corra
72 less fewer
73 drove driven
74 thor thaw
75 pruff proof
76 staggard staggered
77 grill grille
78 Mite Might
79 Wierdo Weirdo
80 dic dictionary
81 invite invitation
82 suttle Subtle
83 you're your back in due to pressure from Proletariat
84 double d-clutching double de-clutching
85 toe eye tow eye
86 Hydrolics Hydraulics
87 intreeged intrigued
88. carverys carveries
89.excellant excellent
90.carbon fiber carbon fibre
91. route root (of all evil)
92. were we're

Edited by ATTAK Z on Saturday 12th November 17:19

you forgot
Duel dual

[ATTAK Z]

I hope I haven't killed this thread