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Old 06-10-2002, 12:20 PM  
UnseenWorld
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Quote:
Originally posted by Battuss
Most common mistakes...

messing up: you're and your
amatuer
wierd
I've seen "amature" about as frequently as "amatuer." Of course "amateur" is the correct spelling.

Calling a male a "masseuse" (feminine form of "masseur") is always a laugh for me.

I suppose the confusion over weird/wierd is that it's an exception to the "i before e except after c" rule.

What gets me is people who can't pin down common words they must see just about every day.

My favorite misspelling was the truck I saw parked outside a house that said "Joe Schmoe (that part I made up) Plumming, Heating, Air Conditioning." Jeez, when you don't even know how to spell your own profession!
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