Best spelling mistakes

divine · 06-02-2009, 13:32

Just seen someone type torrential in their facebook status, except managed to spell it 'terenchial'.

Interesting use of phonetic spelling at any rate...

Haly · 06-02-2009, 13:34

Dyslexic? Looks very similar to how a dyslexic friend of mine spells it. His spelling is atrocious but it does sort of make sense as it's all phonetic.

vix · 06-02-2009, 13:35

Yeah that's definitely a dyslexic way.

divine · 06-02-2009, 13:38

Not as far as I am aware...

Belmit · 06-02-2009, 13:45

Sweet Jeebus! 'Forget the dictionary, I'm spelling this shizzle phonetically!'

Apologies for once again pimping the Adam & Joe podcast, but they have an occasional feature called 'Eggcorns', which is kind of the spoken version of spelling mistakes. It's where someone has misheard a common word or phrase and thinks it's something entirely differently. A good one the other day was an email someone got saying "Do you say 'rocksack', or 'rupsack'?". I propose people post their favourite Eggcorns as well as spelling mistakes!

divine · 06-02-2009, 13:47

'To all intensive purposes' is one that amuses me

Belmit · 06-02-2009, 13:59

Yep, that's one of the ones they mentioned! Classic!

'Can't be asked.' is another one. People try and justify it as 'If you asked me to do it, I wouldn't. So I can't be asked'. It's 'arsed'!

Belmit · 06-02-2009, 14:02

Haha! 'Cut off your nose despite your face.'

NokkonWud · 06-02-2009, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by divine

'To all intensive purposes' is one that amuses me

lol, I love that one, really annoys me when people say it.

My minds totally drawing a blank at the moment - as for spellings, I know some people who simply "carn't".

Belmit · 06-02-2009, 16:39

Oh my god! Two eggcorns in the space of five minutes in my office:

"I'm going to change my name by default." (deed poll)
"Maybe it's defected?" (defective)

I've actually been rolling around laughing!

06-02-2009, 13:32	#1
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Best spelling mistakes Just seen someone type torrential in their facebook status, except managed to spell it 'terenchial'. Interesting use of phonetic spelling at any rate... __________________

06-02-2009, 13:34	#2
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Dyslexic? Looks very similar to how a dyslexic friend of mine spells it. His spelling is atrocious but it does sort of make sense as it's all phonetic. __________________ Halycopter

06-02-2009, 13:35	#3
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	Yeah that's definitely a dyslexic way. __________________

06-02-2009, 13:38	#4
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Not as far as I am aware... __________________

06-02-2009, 13:45	#5
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Sweet Jeebus! 'Forget the dictionary, I'm spelling this shizzle phonetically!' Apologies for once again pimping the Adam & Joe podcast, but they have an occasional feature called 'Eggcorns', which is kind of the spoken version of spelling mistakes. It's where someone has misheard a common word or phrase and thinks it's something entirely differently. A good one the other day was an email someone got saying "Do you say 'rocksack', or 'rupsack'?". I propose people post their favourite Eggcorns as well as spelling mistakes! __________________

06-02-2009, 13:47	#6
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	'To all intensive purposes' is one that amuses me __________________

06-02-2009, 13:59	#7
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Yep, that's one of the ones they mentioned! Classic! 'Can't be asked.' is another one. People try and justify it as 'If you asked me to do it, I wouldn't. So I can't be asked'. It's 'arsed'! __________________

06-02-2009, 14:02	#8
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Haha! 'Cut off your nose despite your face.' __________________

06-02-2009, 16:39	#10
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Oh my god! Two eggcorns in the space of five minutes in my office: "I'm going to change my name by default." (deed poll) "Maybe it's defected?" (defective) I've actually been rolling around laughing! __________________