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Funniest misspellings I've seen in recent days...
-'speriotype' instead of 'stereotype'
-'riddens'...you know, as in "good riddens" (we gave the guy hell about how our relatives had caught a case of "bad riddens" one time)
-'eitherwise' instead of 'otherwise' (I actually kind of like it though)
Glad to know I'm not the only one that's big on stuff like this. If anyone wants a book recommendation, pick up "Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way". Oh, and I really like using 'hopefully' "improperly". I think it's commonly used enough in that sense to make a case.
In a related grammar area, has anyone ever seen the word 'be' turned into a pun? There's a sign on highways around here that says, "'Bee' alert. Arrive unhurt." It has a picture of a bee (like the Honey Nut Cheerios one) holding a caution sign. Man...it ticks me off for some reason.
Finally, one of my biggest grammar pet peeves is the substitution of numerals for words. '4' and '2' are not words, dammit!
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