Annoying misspellings?

[dirty ethel rackham]

Didn't we have a thread on annoying misspellings (or grammar errors) in public places? Well, here is my contribution.

 

This is from an information sign at the Grand Canyon. (I hope it shows up.)

[nukeswife]

Ahh, the old Seperate instead of Separate confusion.

[Liz CA]

Ahh, the old Seperate instead of Separate confusion.

 

Such a common mistake. I see it everywhere.

In a brochure I recently picked up, the word "site" was spelled "sight" which made for some fun context.

[Mejane]

I think we need to separate out the people who spell it 'seperate' and beat them with a wet noodle. ;)

[milovany]

The way I taught myself to spell separate correctly was to say "separation" out loud when I was trying to remember -- to me the "uh" sound for the first "a" is much more clear than if you just say "separate."

[ereks mom]

The way I taught myself to spell separate correctly was to say "separation" out loud when I was trying to remember -- to me the "uh" sound for the first "a" is much more clear than if you just say "separate."

 

I read that somewhere when I was a kid, and it stuck with me.

[Ellie]

And mine is that there's "a rat" in the word. :-)

 

"Definite" is another one that is commonly misspelled. I have to think "de" "finite" to myself--two words--in order to spell it correctly. :-)

[cani e porci]

One that's getting to me lately is when people use "tenant" for "tenet." What do you do with the "tenants" of your faith? Kick them out when you change churches?

[Hunter's Moon]

I learned to spell separate correctly when I spelled it incorrectly and got a C on my report for it. She was strict but it taught me how to spell it :)

[kiana]

"Definite" is another one that is commonly misspelled. I have to think "de" "finite" to myself--two words--in order to spell it correctly. :-)

 

This results in an awesome spellcheck error, since if you spell it definate the first word spellcheck comes up with is 'defiant', so all sorts of students turn in papers stating 'I defiantly believe that ...'

[JulieD]

I've never been sure of separate since I missed it in a district spelling bee, 4th grade, I think it was. I also have difficulty with several, the word I missed in 3rd grade.

 

I'm not too bad at spelling, but I always got so nervous in front of all those parents. You'd think missing a word would make it stand out forever, but in my case it has only made me remember to look it up every time I use it.

 

Julie D.

[Debbi in Texas]

The sign on the bathroom door at work reads: "Please turn out the light. Thanks,Manger"

 

Of course the man who wrote the sign thinks he should put an apostrophe after every "s", no matter where it is in a word. No telling how many kittens he has killed.