Are one-letter misspellings important?

Nov 03, 2008 16:07

 Some folks argue that a one-letter misspelling is really not important, and people who get concerned about such misspellings are being anal dickheads.

Well.

Consider the following two sentences:

"I enjoy the laughter of children."

"I enjoy the slaughter of children."

It's only a one letter difference in one word, but boy howdy, sure does change the ( Read more... )

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radioactiverich November 3 2008, 21:31:16 UTC
So, which one was the misspelling?

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perspicuity November 3 2008, 23:21:37 UTC
some people might enjoy both, at the same time.

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pyrodon November 4 2008, 03:31:01 UTC
Once a student-worker mislabeled a Public Boot Cd, leaving out the L. Letters sometimes matter.

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cranky_dragon November 4 2008, 04:13:33 UTC
Heh heh, just today in WoW somebody almost emoted ::saute:: instead of ::salute:: to me. Just a bit of a difference. ;)

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whitebird November 4 2008, 06:06:32 UTC
Ahhh, the simmering of flammable emotions in a MMORPG.

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