Posted on 04/11/2012 12:22:30 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
For no reason in particular, I thought it would be helpful (or irritating, depending upon your point of view) to post a list of words that are commonly misspelled or improperly used on FreeRepublic.
Feel free to add any of your own.
I realize that this will open me up to greater scrutiny of the orthographic composition of my own future posts, but alas; so be it.
Aid = help vs. Aide=assistant (as in “an aide to Congressman Frank”)
Anointed (NOT “annointed”)
Border (as in the line between U.S. and Mexico) (NOT “boarder” as in the guy who gets a bedroom in your house and dinner for a fee)
Gauge (NOT “gage”)
Huge (NOT “hugh”—yes, I know it’s a running joke, but FReepers still misspell it accidentally.)
Loose = opposite of tight. Most of the time, FReepers mean to type “lose.”
Martial Law (NOT “Marshall Law”)
Tenet (as in “principle”) (NOT “tenant”)
Existence (NOT “existence”)
Existent (NOT “existant”) Remember: “The ‘a’ in existent is nonexistent.”
Poll (as in “survey”) (NOT “pole” as in a stripper's primary accessory)
Principal vs. Principle: Principal = 1) First, or highest in rank; 2) Head guy (or gal) in a school; 3) Main portion of money in finance, e.g. principal of a loan.
Principle = Moral rule
Your vs. You’re:
Your = possessive. "Your mother doesn’t approve of your spelling skills."
You’re = Contraction of “you are” "You’re not likely to pass English."
series
beeber
stuned
hugh
for a few
Misspelled? I say misunderstood. ‘boarder’ is not ‘border’, ‘you’re’ i.e. “you are” is not ‘your’, etc.
Just following orders, eh? I’m afraid you’re in a very series trouble, FRiend.
rein in spending....NOT reign, which means to rule.
Hile! Himmler!
Existence (NOT “existence”)
Going forward, I’ll be sure to always capitalize this one!
Are you series?
think your wright. hehehhe
Just me....
rein in spending....NOT reign, which means to rule.
10-4.
Now, please do the 'existence' thing one more time just to make sure that I have it right.
You forgot ‘ alot ‘.
I see it used on FR a lot.
Might I add “moot point” instead of “mute point”?
This is series and hugh.
First world problem...
Your inner spelling Nazi needs to be charged with culture war crimes and tried in The Hague.
Rain on spending!
‘nekkid’ not ‘naked’.
Ohhhh...kay.
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