# a handi guide two commenly mispelled words **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 28, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691 "2001-11-28T13:45:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![barking\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@barking\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barking_frog)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/61 "2001-11-30T19:37:36Z")
Well all be. I stand corrected. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/62 "2001-11-30T19:39:29Z")
For God’s sake people it’s spelled Oligohydramnios! Get it right. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/63 "2001-11-30T20:20:52Z")
“Should of” has already been mentioned. I’ve noticed this happening in several novels I’ve read over the last few years. I guess I don’t mind it in dialogue, but what’s the point, since “should’ve” sounds exactly the same as “should of.” Is it the author trying to make a point, or is the proofreader that stupid? Unnecessary prepositions at the end of sentences drive me nutso. Examples: “Where’s it at?” (“Where is it?”) “Where are you going to?” (“Where are you going?”) ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/64 "2001-11-30T21:35:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by frinkboy \* > \*\*I can never remember how to spell “surprise”. I’m always leaving out that first “r” (maybe because I’m from the midwest & don’t pronounce it). > > And, yeah–I can never remember which “its” is the contraction and which is the possesive. Actually, I’m still a bit fuzzy on it… \*\* it’s simple. the apostrophe in “it’s” stands for the missing letter: it’s = it is = it is sunny today. its = its = the dog buried its bone. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/65 "2001-12-01T03:34:05Z")
More: “populous”= having a large population “populace”= the masses of common folk So you don’t “make political promises to please the populous.” (Unless you are making political promises to the ambassadors from China and India, I suppose) “humorous” = funny “humerus” = bone in upper arm “humerous” = neither! ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/66 "2001-12-01T03:58:56Z")
Anyone for ‘as’ vs. ‘like’? ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/67 "2001-12-01T04:42:18Z")
I got a notice from our apartment complex today asking us to please “reframe” from using the pool area during construction. ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/68 "2001-12-01T06:56:30Z")
'til is the contraction for until. Till is what a meth addict robs at the 7-11. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/69 "2001-12-01T13:43:19Z")
Our day care center has a sign saying: “Booties must be worned at all times.” ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/70 "2001-12-02T06:13:24Z")
One thing: It’s not ‘i’, it’s ‘I’ for god’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/71 "2001-12-02T17:14:22Z")
Let’s not forget that hom **o** cide is different from hom **i** cide. Well, unless it’s a homohomicide. And I still wonder why it’s so hard for you foreigners to spell traditional Finnish double consonant, ie spelling Kantalooppi with only one p, for example. ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/72 "2001-12-02T18:43:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kantalooppi \* > \*\*And I still wonder why it’s so hard for you foreigners to spell traditional Finnish double consonant, ie spelling Kantalooppi with only one p, for example. \*\* With all due respect, probably because we don’t speak, read, or write Finnish. How’s your Swahili? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/73 "2001-12-02T18:44:19Z")
It’s called Nickelodeon. \Nickelodeon.\ \Nickelodeon.\ If you can’t spell that, just call it Nick. ---
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/74 "2001-12-02T18:46:47Z")
Damnit! People who can’t code suck! > [@](#): > > It’s called Nickelodeon. _Nickelodeon._ **Nickelodeon.** And fuck those jerks who don’t use preview! ---
**Author:** ![DopeyDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@DopeyDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DopeyDave)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691/75 "2001-12-03T01:45:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JonScribe \* > \*\*'til is the contraction for until. > > Till is what a meth addict robs at the 7-11. \*\* From [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary](http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) Main Entry: **till** Function: preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English _til_; akin to Old Norse \*til \*to, till, Old English \*til \*good Date: before 12th century 1 \*chiefly Scottish \*: TO 2 : **UNTIL** (also listed as a conjunction) There was no mention of _'til_ meaning _until_. Same result with my _Webster’s New World Dictionary_, 2nd College Edition, 1970 and my _Shorter Oxford Dictionary_, 1973. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-handi-guide-two-commenly-mispelled-words/95691.md?page=3)