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Can you think of a word, that even though it is misspelled, is usually accepted by most?

Example: Donut.

Posted - January 1, 2022
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  • 33805
    Thru
      January 1, 2022 7:25 AM MST
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  • 53367

     

      Grrrrrrrr. 

    :(

      January 1, 2022 9:34 AM MST
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  • 13395
    Embareass 

    There.. cops must have there donuts (THEIR donuts)

    Nite.. when I was in high school kids were using that spelling all the time but I have not seen that in latter years.
      January 1, 2022 8:00 AM MST
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  • 44540
    I wonder if the grammar law enforcement officers will have a cow when they see this.
      January 1, 2022 8:04 AM MST
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  • 53367

     

    uv corse !

      January 1, 2022 8:07 AM MST
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  • 53367

     

     y wood U ax me sumfin’ like dat ,homes ,win u kno i dont evin role dat wey ¿

     
      January 1, 2022 8:15 AM MST
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  • 17564


    Tho.  T h o u g h is just too tough for some.

    Barbeque.  This is my fave but is not as correct as barbecue. 
     
     
      January 1, 2022 3:47 PM MST
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  • 44540
    I like BBQ. Especially ribs.
      January 2, 2022 11:26 AM MST
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  • 23408

    Not at the moment. I'll keep trying.

    The closest thing to come to my mind is how I've NEVER heard anyone call them "BrusselS Sprouts" -- I only hear "Brussel Sprouts." I assume we all consider it okay to mispronounce the vegetable.
    :)
      January 2, 2022 7:37 PM MST
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  • 44540
    When one word ends with an 's' and the next word starts with one, you can't tell the difference when pronouncing them.
      January 3, 2022 7:59 AM MST
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  • 23408
    Yeah, that's true. But it still seems -- and maybe it's just me that's been lacking attention - - that there is no attempt by people at all to pronounce that 's' -- as if most people just say, completely,  only "Brussel."

    Granted, this is the same guy who thought Taylor Swift's song was "Wild Streams," instead of "Wildest Dreams." But I still don't hear her diction in the way she'd probably like on that song.
     
    And Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball'? There's no way I hear her singing "I came in a like a wrecking ball" - - I hear: " I came in like a rainbow." Yeah, I really hear the song that way.  :)
    I heard a radio DJ then say the same thing, ha.

    Off the topic again, WQ. A good thing there are no Topic Police here.


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at January 3, 2022 11:52 AM MST
      January 3, 2022 10:04 AM MST
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  • 1492
    I think you're right - it may not only be about the "s" at the end of "Brussels," because, if you had a neighbor who was famous for his Belgian vegetables, people would probably say "Russell's sprouts" all right. It's as if "Brussel" has become an adjective in this particular combination.
      January 3, 2022 10:55 AM MST
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  • 23408
    Yeah!  :) 
    Thanks, Danilo_G!  
    Good to 'see' you.   :) This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at January 4, 2022 11:45 AM MST
      January 3, 2022 7:33 PM MST
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  • 2217
    . As a UK person, I'd regard misspelled as misspelt, though obv the converse applies on the other side of the pond. 
      January 3, 2022 10:52 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Where to begin? I suppose with A. Alright and awhile are the tip of the iceberg.
      January 3, 2022 11:54 AM MST
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