is not "misspelled." It is, in fact, two words: A lot.
People obviously think it's one word. It isn't. Or should that be: It's not?
The next most misspelled word is "occurrence."
The word "minuscule" appears on the list, which is a good one, because before I saw it I might have been tempted by "miniscule."
Cyber geeks are now surveying blogs and using this as a barometer of how the English language is being used. A frightening prospect, I would suggest. A visit to the BBC Online's "Have Your Say" page will confirm what the geeks are saying - our language is being abused.
Or is it?
Maybe it's just evolving. What's wrong with "ppl" instead of "people"? Why not alot? As long as you can understand words, and the meaning of sentences, does correct spelling matter?
Besides, George Orwell called it Newspeak. If George predicted it, so it will be.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment