Comments on: Typo? Or Not a Typo? That is the Question

By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:11:21 +0000

Hi, I love using firefox because it includes an automatic spell check. Besides that I spell check my posts in MSWord before posting.

You also mentioned one of my pet peeves….I want to lose weight so that my pants will be looser…..just had to throw that in, I see that word misspelled more and more often.

By: Chris Bloczynski

Chris Bloczynski — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:36:07 +0000

I have the worst time with the I before E rules… argh, it slays me every time! And once I typo-ed my own email address. The worst part was that it was my paypal address for a big affiliate payment… I was sitting there wondering when the heck the payment was going through! Let’s just say, a little red in the face when I had to ask what the delay was. I was wondering what this guy’s problem was with paying me and it was MY OWN FAULT! Always gotta be careful, that’s for sure!

By: J

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:18:29 +0000

Separate is a hard one for me…thanks for the tip! So many words are difficult because they’re not totally phonetic. I mean, there’s no difference in the sound between the American way and the English way, and no real logic to it, so it’s just memory, and my memory is all clogged up with useless trivia about Buffy and 90210 and Gone With the Wind and Little House on the Prairie (I can’t seem to spell that correctly), so there’s no room for remembering whether to drop the silent ‘e’ from a word.

By: Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind)

Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:43:02 +0000

Well I had an English education Deb so I tend to spell in English rather than American. When I do spell words like ‘colour’ the American way if almost physically hurts (I’m sure counseling would help). Some of the traditional bugbears are ones I still trip over, like ‘practise’ and ‘practice’. But I could happily live with it all if only I could type ‘I’ in upper case first time. I have spent an extra 5 minutes on this comment just going back anf fixing up the ‘I’s.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:40:12 +0000

@James–Show off!

@Alanna–good mnemonic devices are always helpful (grin).

By: Alanna

Alanna — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:32:42 +0000

BeLIEve a lie and PIEce of pie are my two favorite mnemonic devices.

By: James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips

James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:41:44 +0000

Concise writing: I assure you that I’ve ensured you’re insured.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:12:52 +0000

@Sue–How about this? The middle of receipt sounds like SEE, so the E has to come first…. Or you could just CEde defeat (get it?) and give up altogether… (grin)

@Sol–Actually, I’ve covered those already!
http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/29/mm-confusing-words/

Oh, and, “To ensure that everything is covered, just sign these paper to insure them, then I assure you that everything will be all right.”

By: Sol Lederman

Sol Lederman — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:08:37 +0000

Then there’s “ensure”, “insure”, and “assure.” Can you come up with a sentence that uses all three words correctly?

By: Sol Lederman

Sol Lederman — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:35:31 +0000

I always have to pause for a second when I’m writing “complement” vs. “compliment.”