# Did you mean p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 23, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841 "2006-04-23T07:50:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841/41 "2006-04-24T15:07:39Z")

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> [@Ogre](#):
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> Apostrophe! APOSTROPHE! ApostrOphe!
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> Man, I love it when I can be an unapologetic spelling pedant. 🙂

Geez, don’t go all apoplectic on us. 🙂

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841/42 "2006-04-24T15:31:03Z")

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Plagerizum? Speeling like that just makes commen sence. It does’nt leave a bad taest on my tounge.

Its the bad spelling of are currant war that makes me feel like a rouge: The one against the Iraqui people. Those pour Irakees.

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**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841/43 "2006-04-24T15:48:26Z")

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> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#):
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> You know how I make sure that I always spell “plagiarism” correctly?
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> I copy off someone else.
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> Daniel

and you apply that rule to your wise cracks, as well.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841/44 "2006-04-24T15:57:37Z")

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> [@whole bean](#):
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> and you apply that rule to your wise cracks, as well.

Actually, he applies that rule to his wise cracks.

Applies? Applyies? Applize? I’ve been trieing to spell that good for along time.

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**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-mean-p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m/353841/45 "2006-04-25T03:59:46Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> I’d say it actually goes to “than”.

Seconded, thirded, and so on…

Every time I see this…

Have you ever experienced a really bad brain freeze? :smack:

It’s like the sentence just runs full speed into a brick wall.

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