Another funny.... <OT>

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 17:14 -0800, Mark wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:
> > On 11/18/2010 06:55 PM, Mark wrote:
> >>
> >> New verb:
> >>
> >> To loose: to cause the middle single letter of a verb to expand into
> >> two, thereby replacing it with an adjective that confuses the reader
> >> loosely to lose the meaning of the sentence for a heartbeat or two.
> >>
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> IIRC, that's one of the top ten typos in English.
> >>
> > You might as well give up.  It's not a typo, it's ignorance. 

To whom are you ascribing ignorance? And, how do you know? 
 
>  I
> > I've tried correcting this  several times.  Only once was it a
> > foreign language speaker.  Him I forgave.
> 
> "Never give up, never surrender...."
> 
> It's one of the top ten grammos every year, and many of them are
> typos.  I'll prefer ascribing it to twitch over ignorance or malice,
> unless I know better.

That is generally a better route. It's mentally healthier. And, I don't
have to channel Hunter again. :) Ric


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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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