WickedPerdition
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Words are the mainstay of chat rooms and Forums, not to mention the additional emojis.
Here are a few examples of words I personally find amusing, bemusing and plainly entertaining:
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Bear and bare - amusingly misused in many circumstances giving rise to humorous imagery.
There, their and they're - … as he 'pats the heads of the transgressors'.
You're and your - probably the most misused of homophones in chat.
Bizarre and bazaar - another homophone but with entirely different meanings.
Vulnerable - yes, there is an l between the u and the n, and IT IS NOT silent! However, the Media seem to think that they can pronounce the word without the l now. I wonder why this is becoming 'pandemic'!
Sophisticated - spelt with a ph and not an f! As is philosophical, only twice.
Circumloquacious - I put this in for obvious reasons.
Peripatetic - ?homophone of 'very pathetic' (amusing).
Misspelling - one that is often misspelled. Misspelt is also acceptable.
Accommodation - apparently one of the most misspelled words.
Rhythm, mischievous and pronunciation seem to pose problems too.
And for good measure, here are the three LONGEST words in the English dictionary:
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Floccinaucinihilipilification.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
These words alone are often longer than sentences posted in chat rooms.
The Chat rooms and Forums are an endless source and I am sure you all have your own personal favourites.
Which reminds me that we do have u's in words ending in our.
P.S. Forums have an in-built spellchecker, so there really is NO excuse for misspelling in them!
Here are a few examples of words I personally find amusing, bemusing and plainly entertaining:
.
Bear and bare - amusingly misused in many circumstances giving rise to humorous imagery.
There, their and they're - … as he 'pats the heads of the transgressors'.
You're and your - probably the most misused of homophones in chat.
Bizarre and bazaar - another homophone but with entirely different meanings.
Vulnerable - yes, there is an l between the u and the n, and IT IS NOT silent! However, the Media seem to think that they can pronounce the word without the l now. I wonder why this is becoming 'pandemic'!
Sophisticated - spelt with a ph and not an f! As is philosophical, only twice.
Circumloquacious - I put this in for obvious reasons.
Peripatetic - ?homophone of 'very pathetic' (amusing).
Misspelling - one that is often misspelled. Misspelt is also acceptable.
Accommodation - apparently one of the most misspelled words.
Rhythm, mischievous and pronunciation seem to pose problems too.
And for good measure, here are the three LONGEST words in the English dictionary:
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Floccinaucinihilipilification.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
These words alone are often longer than sentences posted in chat rooms.
The Chat rooms and Forums are an endless source and I am sure you all have your own personal favourites.
Which reminds me that we do have u's in words ending in our.
P.S. Forums have an in-built spellchecker, so there really is NO excuse for misspelling in them!
