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phantasmagoriana

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #250 on: 05 May, 2014, 08:49:04 pm »
Quote from: border-rider on 22 September, 2010, 08:57:09 pm
Dave Johnson was sorting one of the fabulous AUK PBP misprint shirts on Saturday's 200.  The one that says across the back:

Paris-Breast-Paris

I saw someone wearing one of these on Saturday, and was a bit confused! :o
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clarion

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #251 on: 17 May, 2014, 11:36:14 pm »
P5160012 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Yes, the Cafe is called the Pavilion.
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Ruth

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #252 on: 17 May, 2014, 11:42:25 pm »
You must have spilled a lot of tea clazzer, what with the constant twitching and all.

I don't think I'd have been able to sit near that.
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #253 on: 05 June, 2014, 12:20:16 pm »
The Harrow Times reports on finding an old man's body.

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The body of the elderly man was discovered at 12pm in woodland near the centre in Uxbridge Road, which was tapped of by police for several hours.

Two simple words.
Too simple!
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #254 on: 01 August, 2014, 03:44:35 am »
A fine example of the "breaks/brakes" helmetry during the segment on bike fitting during the most recent edition of "the Cycle Show".  Call yourselves professionals?

On this form you probably call yourselves proffesionals instead.
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red marley

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #255 on: 01 August, 2014, 09:48:35 am »
Bit of a rough ride for CTC members from Spa cycles in this month's Cycle magazine:

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PeteB99

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #256 on: 01 August, 2014, 10:45:46 am »
I've got a band tour T shirt that claims they were playing at the Manchester Appollo
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hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #257 on: 02 August, 2014, 02:14:35 pm »
Not quite spelling, just not quite the right word...
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Mr Preston, who has been gliding for 20 years, escaped with a cut leg and fractured vertebrate following the accident and has told how he is lucky to be alive.

Journalists don't do SCIENCE!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11005602/Pilot-jumps-from-glider-at-4500-feet-following-mid-air-crash.html
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Bledlow

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #258 on: 02 August, 2014, 02:47:34 pm »
I  saw "interruptor" earlier today, in an article about people with different native languages conversing.
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hellymedic

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #259 on: 11 August, 2014, 05:47:54 pm »
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Do your day in stripes and vintage chords. ‪#‎since1969‬

'Gap' advert on Facebook.
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Kim

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #260 on: 11 August, 2014, 06:05:18 pm »
Quote from: Bledlow on 02 August, 2014, 02:47:34 pm
I  saw "interruptor" earlier today, in an article about people with different native languages conversing.

What's wrong with that?  Unless it was a spello for interpretor...   ???
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Bledlow

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #261 on: 11 August, 2014, 07:08:32 pm »
It was.
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #262 on: 11 August, 2014, 09:32:21 pm »
The now defunct F1 team set up by a certain Surrey timber merchant is spelled "Tyrrell".  Yes, you, University Challenge picture round assemblers.
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T42

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #263 on: 11 August, 2014, 09:34:52 pm »
In my experience, "conversing through an interrupter" isn't all that inaccurate.
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Bledlow

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #264 on: 12 August, 2014, 10:48:33 am »
True. It was an amusing error, for that reason.
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citoyen

  • Occasionally rides a bike
Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #265 on: 13 August, 2014, 05:23:39 pm »
It's biceps. With an S on the end. Always.

Unless you're talking about a sexually adventurous mushroom.
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red marley

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #266 on: 13 August, 2014, 05:32:41 pm »
Quote from: citoyen on 13 August, 2014, 05:23:39 pm
Unless you're talking about a sexually adventurous mushroom.

And even then there tends to be more than one of them.
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Wowbagger

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #267 on: 29 August, 2014, 11:09:39 am »
No photo because it would have been bad manners, but an interesting notice in the fracture clinic yesterday concerning patients being reffered (in the first instance) and refreed (in the second) from one consultant to another.
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Pickled Onion

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #268 on: 29 August, 2014, 11:29:17 am »
It sounds lucky none of them were being reefered.
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #269 on: 31 August, 2014, 03:28:29 am »
It seems that one of the brands of BEER available in this hotel is "Artious Stella" :facepalm:
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T42

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #270 on: 31 August, 2014, 07:39:56 am »
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 31 August, 2014, 03:28:29 am
It seems that one of the brands of BEER available in this hotel is "Artious Stella" :facepalm:

Someone can't spell atrocious?

Just looked up the derivation: 17c: from Latin atrox cruel, from ater black. Should really refer to Guinness.
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Steph

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #271 on: 31 August, 2014, 11:03:20 am »
Well, in the morning after I generally find it arsious.
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Steph

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Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #272 on: 31 August, 2014, 11:21:21 am »
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Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #273 on: 31 August, 2014, 11:40:30 am »
 ;D
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phantasmagoriana

Re: Spelling that makes you cringe
« Reply #274 on: 06 September, 2014, 02:36:56 pm »
My new "rythm" sensor from Decathlon...

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