I’m a spelling snob. I admit it. I laugh gleefully at other peoples’ spelling mistakes. Heck, I laugh at my own spelling mistakes. There’s probably a spelling mistake in this post.
These days it’s easier than ever to “catch” spelling mistakes with a clever little device known as “spell check,” or “auto correct.” However, there are certain things that are not hooked up to spell check or auto correct. Like people. Nobody is equipped with spell check or auto correct (yet), so they have to rely on their own good grammar skills to catch misspelled words. Unfortunately, too few people actually go to the trouble of proof reading their own written words. Here are a few prime examples of folks who should have been a little more diligent in their spell checking efforts.
Should we be sending our children here?
Makes me almost want to park in a tow zone.
Who hasn’t been here?
This is an interesting combination. And very affordable.
I’ve got nothing for this. It’s just … yeah.
And here are some examples of why people should never, ever get a tattoo containing words.
What an appropriate place to make such a bold, and permanent, statement.
Unfortunately, this poor person is never going to be one.
And here are a couple that are not misspelled, they’re just plain funny.
Finally, the truth about Shrek.
I’m guessing this toilet never gets used.
How about you dear readers — are you spelling snobs? Do you make that Homer Simpson noise when you see a spelling “oops?”
Word of the Day: Desuetude
Fun fact about me: There are some words that I will never spell correctly, no matter how many times I spell them out loud so I won’t forget.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, March 2015. Photos courtesy Google Images.