Misspelled words that drive me CRAZY

[sugarplumkitty]

skiddish - Do people think this comes from critters skidding as they run away? NO! It's skittish!
ect - This is an abbreviation of the word "etcetera." It's spelled, "etc. with a period!

I stopped taking the hormones again. I wonder if my extreme irritation this morning with these common misspellings is due to hormonal imbalance?

Comments

[odindeathcrush.livejournal.com]

don't read my lj as you may blow a gasket

*pauses and checks dictionary.com to make sure that is spelled correctly*

i'm the uber queen of poor grammar and misspelled words. :/

i know this is uber personal but what do you take hormones for?

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you need more fiber in your diet:) (God, I hope I didn't misspell anything!)

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

hormones = moods!

Yes. Extreme irritation with misspellings: yes.

[longletterlover.livejournal.com]

I hate when people write:

Strickly -- it's strictly dammit!

I want to "loose" wait -- you probably don't want to loosen it up, you probably want to lose it, don't you?

Supposably - supposedly!

LLL :)

[kitfoxx.livejournal.com]

To make it even worse, they sometimes write "& ect" - NOOOOOOOO!!!!! *runs away with arms in the air*

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

i swear, my misspellings are out of stupidity! They really are.

*hands over some hormones* :o)