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Amercia Apparently, this is for real. You say ‘potatoe’.

Amercia Apparently, this is for real. You say ‘potatoe’.

(Source: petervidani)

notes 65 notes posted 3 days ago tagged humourUSApoliticsspellinglanguageEnglish   comments

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sofapizza:

tastefullyoffensive:[via]
i’ve been training my whole life.

Marathon Never thought about it that way.

sofapizza:

tastefullyoffensive:[via]

i’ve been training my whole life.

Marathon Never thought about it that way.

(via integers)

notes 28,130 notes posted 1 week ago tagged humourlanguageTVUSAEnglish   comments

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davesparks:

(via Top 10 Most Unforgivable Twitter Spelling Mistakes)

Tweeters can’t spell Doggone, this is hilarious. Poor Hippocrates.

davesparks:

(via Top 10 Most Unforgivable Twitter Spelling Mistakes)

Tweeters can’t spell Doggone, this is hilarious. Poor Hippocrates.

notes 1 note posted 1 month ago tagged humourspellingEnglishlanguageTwitter   comments

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Oops I know we must have misspelled Lucire at some point, but I can’t remember when. But someone might want to alert Marie Claire UK about its typo.

Oops I know we must have misspelled Lucire at some point, but I can’t remember when. But someone might want to alert Marie Claire UK about its typo.

posted 1 month ago tagged UKmediapublishinglanguageEnglishspellingtypo   comments

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield I hope the company is called ‘Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’, otherwise there is a grammatical error on this ad—which makes you wonder if you should trust a doctor who is part of this network.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield I hope the company is called ‘Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’, otherwise there is a grammatical error on this ad—which makes you wonder if you should trust a doctor who is part of this network.

posted 2 months ago tagged EnglishlanguagegrammaradvertisementUSA   comments

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‘Lynx Spay App’ Is this the message Lynx wants to send?

‘Lynx Spay App’ Is this the message Lynx wants to send?

posted 2 months ago tagged advertisinglanguagehumourEnglish   comments

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Lifes Must be the Korean spelling.

Lifes Must be the Korean spelling.

notes 2 notes posted 3 months ago tagged HyundaispellingEnglishtypolanguageerrorNew ZealandAotearoa   comments

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Two ps in a pod I’m sure Sheila McKain-Waid will be delighted to know that this is how The Daily Telegraph thinks her name is spelled.

Two ps in a pod I’m sure Sheila McKain-Waid will be delighted to know that this is how The Daily Telegraph thinks her name is spelled.

notes 1 note posted 3 months ago tagged mediapublishingnewspaperUK2012LondonEnglanderrorlanguageEnglish   comments

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Asburton Anyone know where Asburton is? And why are pole-dancing ads showing up in my Facebook?

Asburton Anyone know where Asburton is? And why are pole-dancing ads showing up in my Facebook?

notes 2 notes posted 4 months ago tagged spellinglanguageEnglishFacebookadvertisinghumour   comments

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Cropped Remember those Benny Hill gags where he would take a “widescreen” film and cut the titles for a four-to-three TV? For Daily News & Analysis, there may be a similar lesson: think about how your logo appears in Facebook.

Cropped Remember those Benny Hill gags where he would take a “widescreen” film and cut the titles for a four-to-three TV? For Daily News & Analysis, there may be a similar lesson: think about how your logo appears in Facebook.

notes 12 notes posted 4 months ago tagged humourEnglishlanguageFacebooklogo   comments

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