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"There is, however, an argument that misspelled should always be written mispelled since if it isn't mispelled, then it isn't mispelled." I'm sorry, but someone's going to have to explain that last part to me --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.133.126|172.68.133.126]] 23:06, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 
"There is, however, an argument that misspelled should always be written mispelled since if it isn't mispelled, then it isn't mispelled." I'm sorry, but someone's going to have to explain that last part to me --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.133.126|172.68.133.126]] 23:06, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
:I think whoever wrote that was too focused on being clever and missed how to be clear. :) This displays nicely WHY Randall has all those quotes to differentiate between when he's using a word and when he's talking about it. It's been fixed now, but... Adding the missing quotes and using synonyms/explanations: "There is, however, an argument that "misspelled" should always be written "mispelled" since if it isn't [spelled incorrectly], then it isn't [being true to the meaning of the word]." - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.76|162.158.126.76]] 05:48, 29 March 2017 (UTC) I finally signed up! This comment is mine. (Hey, some commenter has absconded with my timestamp! LOL! Assuming it's the one after the next reply?) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 04:50, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
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:I think whoever wrote that was too focused on being clever and missed how to be clear. :) Thus displays nicely WHY Randall has all those quotes to differentiate between when he's using a word and when he's talking about it. It's been fixed now, but... Adding the missing quotes and using synonyms/explanations: "There is, however, an argument that "misspelled" should always be written "mispelled" since if it isn't [spelled incorrectly], then it isn't [being true to the meaning of the word]." - NiceGuy1  
  
 
: Like most good grammar jokes, explaining it ruins it.  And the English usually write mispelled as "misspelt".  "Misspelled" is generally viewed as clumsy.
 
: Like most good grammar jokes, explaining it ruins it.  And the English usually write mispelled as "misspelt".  "Misspelled" is generally viewed as clumsy.
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:: Confirmed :-) [[User:Gearoid|Gearóid]] ([[User talk:Gearoid|talk]]) 08:32, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:: Confirmed :-) [[User:Gearoid|Gearóid]] ([[User talk:Gearoid|talk]]) 08:32, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

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