Friday, May 20, 2011

Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling

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This illustration by The Oatmeal addresses one of my ultimate pet peeves (as you might have already read about).  I applaud any attempt at correcting this worldwide issue.

If you like this, you should also check out 7 things you really don’t need to take a photo of, What it means when you say literally and Minor Differences (that aren’t really that minor).

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20 comments:

  1. Selma @ Crazy Little World Of MineMay 20, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Love this post! So true though. I catch myself writing "alot" sometimes, not because I don't know its correct spelling (I'm a grammar nerd) but because I type so fast and am too lazy to go back and change it. But to 99.9% I go back because it just irks me. A lot. And yeah, people spell "grammer" sometimes too. It just looks weird! ;)
    See?, trying to get all those words in but I can't.

    Have a fabulous day!

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  2. S and OMay 20, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Hahahahahaha these are sooo cool!
    I love the one with 'Their', 'They're', and 'there'...that one really cracked me up!
    Thanks for sharing and have a lovely Friday!
    xoxo
    Olivia

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  3. BonnieMay 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    BEST THING EVER.
    The grammar Nazi has spoken.

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  4. sheila @ ElementsMay 20, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    That illustration of the panda vomiting is so funny! :)

    The way I always remembered how to spell weird is to remember the rule that it's "i" before "e" except for weird and caffeine. :)

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  5. Couture CarrieMay 20, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Awesome post, darling!
    Should be required reading for everyone!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  6. KristyMay 20, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Haha I am so happy I found you and your blog! This post was actually hilarious! I am totally guilty for the "alot" not "a lot" thing. Whooops! I'm now following, looking forward to more posts :) xx

    myheartstumbles.blogspot.com

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  7. UnknownMay 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    i HAD to borrow this - i'm going to post it next week - but don't worry i have it all linked back to you! - sooooo cute!

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  8. ChiccaMay 20, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Aah!!!That's so cool!!!Amazing post!
    Happy weekend!
    http://chiccastyle.blogspot.com/

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  9. Kristin and MeganMay 20, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    I absolutely love this! Its versus it's drives me bonkers when used incorrectly!

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  10. UnknownMay 21, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Excellent post! It also winds me up when people say pacifically instead of specifically. But then again, I'm just cranky - and thanks to the predictive text thingy on the iPhone, I'm typo-ing it up all around town these days myself...

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  11. ivy's closetMay 21, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    I better book mark this one.

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  12. Dilan DilirMay 21, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    great post

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  13. Emily, Ruby Slipper JourneysMay 21, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Seriously! It drives me nuts, especially loose and lose... I mean, come on, even phonetically that doesn't work. It also drives me nuts when people write things like "I wish I would have known." Erm NO, it's "I wish I had known." Sheesh.

    Hehe, I think I might have even more of a pet peeve about this than you!

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  14. Meghan @ My Wishful ThinkingMay 22, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Lol! Really loved this post! My guy gets so irate with me when I get 'loose' and 'lose' wrong (which is often and 90% of the time I do it on purpose just to irritate him)!!

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  15. NikkiMay 22, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    I always get hung up on "weird", but now I never will again!

    The loose, lose thing drives me nuts.

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  16. LeiaMay 22, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I just love The Oatmeal!

    ♥ Leia

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  17. Diana MieczanMay 23, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    That is brilliant! Have a fantastic day, darling
    Kisses

    Ps: I’m hosting a cute scarf GIVEAWAY today! Just in time for summer!

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  18. stylenuggetsMay 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Fab idea to have it written like this. The English language is not easy, eh? Another pet peeve of mine is people using 'of' for 'have' as in "She should of gone there". Anyone come across this?

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  19. annie@mostlovelythingsMay 26, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    LOVE this!

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  20. NeekohJune 16, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    I love this! It was sent around our office a while back (we write reports). Such a good way to remind you to double-check the simple words :)

    XXo,
    Neekoh

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