A light hearted view of common spelling mistakes, Which ones get yer goat? Options

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Looser, something that is ill fitting.
Loser, someone who fails to win.

[Andy Capp]

You missed an 'an' in that!

I agree, my spelling is hopeless, or at least far worse than I would like (thanks to whoever created spell-checkers). It makes so much difference between well written work and one that is littered with 'mistakes'. It is so much easier to read and understand when text is well written. So often though mistakes are only realised after the email or post has been sent or posted!

Having said that, one of my pet hates is when people nit-pick mistakes on forums, you can grantee a waspish reply from me when that happens!

Another thing I find difficult is the use of colons and semicolons. I know the basic rules but I still sometimes find myself being not sure how to use them!

[Simon Kirby]

You missed an 'an' in that!

D'oh!

Having said that, one of my pet hates is when people nit-pick mistakes on forums, you can grantee a waspish reply from me when that happens!

Couldn't agree more. Poor spelling and grammar does weaken the strength of an argument, but it's poor form to comment on it - though it's open season on the spelling and grammar of anyone who does choose to nit-pick, and it's curious how Skitt's Law in invariably proved right.