Spelling
Commonly misspelled and misused words
Some words are commonly misspelled – by both native and non-native English speakers stationary – means still, not moving. He hit a stationary car. stationery – office supplies. If you need more stationery, please contact Adam. loose – the opposite… Read More ›
Everyday Grammar Fails
Every single day I see the following errors in English: Stationery, as in paper and office supplies, spelled stationary, which means not moving. Correct usage: I bought some stationery today Discreet, as in cautious, careful, spelled discrete, which means separate or individually… Read More ›
South Africa and spelling in the public service
My tip? Invest in a spellchecker!
Funniest Auto Correct Fails
Auto Correct drives me crazy. It makes me so frustrated every single day. I have written about it before here. So it was really nice to laugh until I cried at the following examples which are worse than I have… Read More ›
Misspelled Tattoos
You often hear of people wanting something written in Gaelic or Chinese or Hebrew, and getting something like the the local Chinese Takeaway menu on their arm or, a misspelled word. David Beckham’s Sanskrit ‘Victoria’ tattoo (above) allegedly spells ‘Vihctoria’… Read More ›
