Spelling that makes you cringe

[JefO]

Ventnor?  I think it's meant to be like that.

Really?

Why do all the electronic maps, estate agents etc., spell it correctly then?

[Pickled Onion]

Ventnor?  I think it's meant to be like that.

Really?

Why do all the electronic maps, estate agents etc., spell it correctly then?

Are you sure? Try PO38 2QS in the https://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode

[Feanor]

Ventnor?  I think it's meant to be like that.

Really?

Why do all the electronic maps, estate agents etc., spell it correctly then?

If you go to Google Maps and search "Chatfeild Road Ventnor" then the Google pin is labelled 'Chatfield', but the Street Name on the map is 'Chatfeild'.

It seems that in many places, people have incorrectly 'corrected' the spelling.

[Cudzoziemiec]

After Vanguard bought the plane, it was dissembled and stored in west London for 20 years.

I'm sure it's just a typo but it still qualifies.

ETA: Later in the article there's this:

The plane now statically flies over the area of the storage facility, with all customers greeted by the remarkable display.

In other words, it's suspended from the ceiling.
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/historic-fighter-jet-continues-fly-redfield-self-storage/

Good looking plane though!

[Mr Larrington]

They’ve got a Hunter in their place near Staples Corner too.

[Wombat]

There is a place in NZ called Feilding (pronounced Fielding) so maybe it’s an archaic spelling or summat like that.

And I've been there, twice, so it definitely exists like that and is not a figment of Clare's overactive imagination.  Not very often I can comment with any sense on such a question, so I wasn't going to miss that one...

[Pingu]

...diluted effluence being pumped into the river...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/30/sewage-in-kitchens-and-white-elephant-projects-why-thames-water-is-struggling

 

[Mr Larrington]

Today’s Tour stage is “taylormade” for Wout van Aert.  I suppose we have to cut the folks behind letour.fr a little slack purely because they’re FOREIGNS from Abroad, but even so…

[Pingu]

IMG_5119_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[JonBuoy]

Not sure whether this is spelling or some other form of muppetry from the BBC:

Californian winemakers are learning firefighting techniques:

Priyanka French, the head winemaker at the winery, is helping oversee the construction of what will be one of the most fireproof wineries ever built, she says they are only using inflammable materials and will produce most of the wine in underground caves, as a natural form of fire protection.

[Mr Larrington]

That’s the English language for you.  Can’t expect the BBC to spikim Ing.

Edible: nom nom nom
Inedible: skool dinner

Therefore…

[Cudzoziemiec]

Not sure whether this is spelling or some other form of muppetry from the BBC:

Californian winemakers are learning firefighting techniques:

Priyanka French, the head winemaker at the winery, is helping oversee the construction of what will be one of the most fireproof wineries ever built, she says they are only using inflammable materials and will produce most of the wine in underground caves, as a natural form of fire protection.

Flammable and non-flammable will, ahem, inflame tempers but are the only way of making your meaning clear to a worldwide audience.

[Mr Larrington]

It's pronounced “Throatwobbler-Mangrove” by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

[Cudzoziemiec]

Chain Reaction email: "Up to 40% drop on amour". That should be a Valentine's special? 

[Giraffe]

Oh, the irony: in Sports Direct were items marked as back to school (sorry): Stationary Set.
To be fair, they weren't exactly mobile.

[Wowbagger]

Seen today on FB:

detrightous

[Wowbagger]

Chain Reaction email: "Up to 40% drop on amour". That should be a Valentine's special? 

Is e-mail the sort that protects you with a force field?

[Andy W]

A good friend of mine thanked me becaused i PAYED him promptly. Were both in the same line of work TO.  I dont cringe, or mock but i do wonder why his written English is as it is, hes a very clever man.

[Jasmine]

In a previous job, I used to need to regularly complete a form that had a checklist item of "fee payed". Seeing it on official forms always made me double take to check I wasn't the one in the wrong. Apparently no one else had ever queried it   

[phantasmagoriana]

Seen today:

[Mr Larrington]

Neither Lewis nor Clark were adept at spelling... by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

Captain Meriwether Lewis was so shit at spelling that he couldn't actually spell "dog".

[Wowbagger]

Found elsewhere:

Try a dehumidifier then it's quicker and you reduce the risk of damp and condescension form drying indoors.

[Kim]

I've just bought a cheap & nasty microphone cable^[1] from CPC which claims to be "low capality & low impedance"


_{[1] Not for audio purposes, the only criteria were price and ruggedness.}

[Mr Larrington]

O hai the BBC!

Whatever that fellow with the Vietnamese name on the telly just now does for a living I'm prepared to wager that he is not, in fact, a software egineer sort it out u muppets!

Kthxbai!

[Legs]

If you go to Google Maps and search "Chatfeild Road Ventnor" then the Google pin is labelled 'Chatfield', but the Street Name on the map is 'Chatfeild'.
It seems that in many places, people have incorrectly 'corrected' the spelling.

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3669604,-1.3161956,3a,34.4y,93.52h,77.13t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1shY64R6V8-mXLS2hvWDsngQ!2e0!5s20210301T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
Not sure which of these is correct (pan around a bit), but they're not both right!