tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post5117834346854750789..comments2024-02-10T20:49:20.762-05:00Comments on bjkeefe: The Things I Learn From Spell-checkersbjkeefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-10166527536081569012009-04-28T18:08:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:08:00.000-04:00Along the same line, a couple of others often miss...Along the same line, a couple of others often misspelled and or mispronounced:<br /><br /> Realtor <br /><br />surprisingly often mispronounced "ree-lah-tore" rather than "real-tore."<br /> Restaurateur<br /><br />The business that sells the food has the "n", but the person who runs the business does not. But you knew that already.TCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-30308423124551046692009-04-27T23:20:00.000-04:002009-04-27T23:20:00.000-04:00Good point on bestiality, Twin. I do pronounce th...Good point on <EM>bestiality</EM>, Twin. I do pronounce that one with a leading "beast," but for whatever reason, my fingers have the correct spelling down.<br /><br />Maybe I secretly think bestiality is best?<br /><br />(Sheepishly yours, and so forth ...)bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-58815535606418842932009-04-27T22:26:00.000-04:002009-04-27T22:26:00.000-04:00Huh. That is weird. I, too, never noticed the 2nd ...Huh. That is weird. I, too, never noticed the 2nd R. Apparently we're not alone: Google finds 171,000 "barbituates," vs 864,000 "barbiturates."<br /><br />For some reason this brings to mind bestiality, which everyone thinks has a "beast" in it, since, after all, it's a word defining sex with beasts -- right? ;-)Twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540272057882328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-91512887169614047112009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:00Glad to hear it's not just me. Thanks, Rick.
If ...Glad to hear it's not just me. Thanks, Rick.<br /><br />If you lived in America, Michele Bachmann would undoubtedly call for you to be fired for malpractice.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-56767183719622382082009-04-27T20:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:52:00.000-04:00I've just come back from a peek at my OED (and 2 o...I've just come back from a peek at my OED (and 2 other dictionaries). I can't believe this. I'm stunned, in fact (this from alleged English "teacher" who, in the context of "teaching" English to medical students, has actually written the word on the board several times--incorrectly!!). <br />Damn! You're not alone, Brendan.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-56578688206641038162009-04-27T20:47:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:47:00.000-04:00Heh. Thanks, Beth.Heh. Thanks, Beth.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-7004128065199757132009-04-27T20:15:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:15:00.000-04:00Not boring at all.
Amusing and educational.
Now ge...Not boring at all.<br />Amusing and educational.<br />Now get back to your barbituRates! ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.com