favorite misspellings / mispronunciations

[befsquire]

mine are all law related (they generally come from jail mail) but yours don't have to be.

real word: arraignments (where you are read the formal charges against you and you can enter one of 3 pleas). client word: arrangements.

real phrase: motion to suppress (generally, you are looking to keep something out because it was illegally obtained). client phrase: motion to depress or motion to saprest.

real word: innocent. client word: intercent.

real abbreviation: ror (released on own recognizance; in other words, your word that you'll appear in court, not requiring money for bond). client abbreviation: r&r.

real phrase: motion to quash capias (essentially, to set aside a warrant). client phrase: motion to squash.

[alexandra]

in swedish, me and others sometimes mix up the resembling words

gravitation - graviditet

which mean

gravity - pregnancy. :D

[SobaViolence]

my last name.


Plouffe. I've heard Polus, Plousse, Plowf, Ploffé, Ploo.

Plouffe, rhymes with woof.



And that's right; it's French, bitch.

[MagicCowboy]

My English teacher pronounces the word "capable" "ca-PAY-ble". Silly.

[jabumbo]

my most common typing error is oyu instead of you. i tend to mix up the placement of letters often, and i don't really understand why

[The Notorious LOL]

"supposively"

[Bob]

or "supposably"

[kleptomaniac]

oh...my...."GAWD" :rolleyes:

[mickill]

"Wensday"
"Libary"
"Febuary"

From the board:

"Definately", "ect"

[kleptomaniac]

When People Get "There, Their, They're" mixed up.

yes that bugs the heck outta me! (even though i do that sometimes)



edit-oh wait....this is "favorites" and stuff....my bad

[befsquire]

i like when 2 words get combined because you're thinking of one but then say another.

the other day, we were making pancakes on the "skittle." skillet + griddle = skittle.

[Monsieur Decuts]

prolly

[kleptomaniac]

prolly


i picked that up a long time ago, and i show no signs of stopping. :cool: