# Misread thread titles

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 11, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2017-09-11T22:38:13Z")\
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> [@The Third Condiment - what should it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-condiment-what-should-it-be/986091):
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> I don’t think this has come up before. There’s an old piece where Cecil explains how come we ended up with salt and pepper; and apparently, back in the day, mustard was sometimes the default third condiment - though it really doesn’t have that status there days. I guess you see vinegar and ketchup more often these days (at least round these parts). So: what should the third condiment be? The question is inspired by our recent discovery of Schoug (aka Schug, Skug, Zoug, Zhoug and half a dozen ot…

I keep on misreading this as : _The Third Continent - what should it be ?_

“Hold on, there are more than three continents already ! Oh… nevermind”.

Every. Single. Day.

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