# Grammar error or spelling error?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-error-or-spelling-error/350655>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-error-or-spelling-error/350655 "2006-03-31T03:53:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-error-or-spelling-error/350655/41 "2006-04-02T21:51:21Z")

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It’s a floor wax _and_ a dessert topping.

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**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-error-or-spelling-error/350655/42 "2006-04-03T00:56:25Z")

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> [@guizot](#):
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> “I got a postcard from Linda and Bob. Fish in Nevada on vacation.”

BWA ha ha ha ha! 😃 Is anyone else imagining a postcard of a couple of fish checking out the Vegas strip?

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-error-or-spelling-error/350655/43 "2006-04-04T20:09:04Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> It’s a floor wax _and_ a dessert topping.

No. It’s sex wax (for surfing) and chapstick.

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