What little thing would you make illegal just because it pisses you off?

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I wouldn't be surprised if I misspelled it incorrectly the first time. It's one of those words that doesn't look right to me even if it is and I question it nearly every time I write it as grammar. I didn't fix that today, though, so it's either been a while or perhaps one of the other mods corrected it for me. :smile2:
 

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I wouldn't be surprised if I misspelled it incorrectly the first time. It's one of those words that doesn't look right to me even if it is and I question it nearly every time I write it as grammar. I didn't fix that today, though, so it's either been a while or perhaps one of the other mods corrected it for me. :smile2:
There are a few words that I always want to add a 't' to for some reason: attach and detached. I don't know why but when I type it I stare at it for 5 minutes, LOL.
 

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There are a few words that I always want to add a 't' to for some reason: attach and detached. I don't know why but when I type it I stare at it for 5 minutes, LOL.
You may have noticed in Mr. Mercedes, right at the beginning of the book there's mention of a banner saying Jobs Guarenteed! No one corrected it because we all thought it was intentional, but that's one of Steve's words that he regularly misspells. :smile:
 

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You may have noticed in Mr. Mercedes, right at the beginning of the book there's mention of a banner saying Jobs Guarenteed! No one corrected it because we all thought it was intentional, but that's one of Steve's words that he regularly misspells. :smile:

I "guarentee" you someone, somewhere noticed it!
 

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You may have noticed in Mr. Mercedes, right at the beginning of the book there's mention of a banner saying Jobs Guarenteed! No one corrected it because we all thought it was intentional, but that's one of Steve's words that he regularly misspells. :smile:
I'm still available for an editorial position.......;;D
 

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I "guarentee" you someone, somewhere noticed it!
That's what finally happened--after publication, of course. A fan brought up the misspelling and when I asked Steve and his editors if that was intentional or needed to be changed for future publications, there were many red faces. We'd all let it pass thinking it had to be misspelled on purpose.