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GUESTBREAKER: You Add “(Sp?)” After Misspelled Words

Even the most well-read are capable of a misspelled word here and there.  Some are caught up on tricky homonyms like “their” and “there” or “seamen” and “semen.”  I, for instance, have to say “FO-ee-nix” in my head while typing the proper noun “Phoenix” to ward off any errors.  But I just cannot get my freak on if I see one of these popping up on your Facebook wall: “That place you recommended for dinner was supperb (Sp?).”  Here’s the thing:  you’re on the internet.  If you are not sure how to spell something, so unsure that you made sure you announced you were unsure by placing an “(Sp?)” next to the mistake, why don’t you…oh, I don’t know, look it up?  The thing that’s great about the internet is that you can find out a lot of stuff, stuff like how to build bombs and the life and times of the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes.  Pretty much anything you can imagine.  You can even type “How to spell supperb” in Google and Google will be like “Did you mean ‘how to spell superb?’” and you can be like “OH. I GUESS THAT’S HOW IT’S SPELLED.”

A Guest Dealbreaker written by Nicole James.