Misspelling on the Googel
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about misspellings in Google searches. Some of the most common:
- definitely, which is often spelled “definately,” “definetly” or “definatly”
- stilettos, which people spell “stilletos,” and “stillettos”
- mischievous, spelled “mischevious” and “mischievious”
- nauseous, which comes out “nautious,” “nauseas” and “nausious.”
(Hat tip to David Carr on Twitter for pointing this out.)
The kids I teach insist on spelling ‘definitely’ as ‘defiantly’. Sometimes, though, it really peps up their imaginative writing.
I also wonder how many people looking for acommo…. accomo …. accommed… a new place to live never find anywhere.