Comments on: 6 Wordsmiths Who Couldn’t Spell http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Lucas http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-485563 Lucas Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:28:20 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-485563 http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

]]> By: SnowPyramid http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-466533 SnowPyramid Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:25:05 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-466533 Well, times have changed w/ the good ol' spellcheck. These days, if you have these kinds of errors when submitting to entities willing to publish your material, they'll want to puke all over the manuscript with self-righteous glee and then throw into the wastebin, shaking their heads and on to the next one. Well, times have changed w/ the good ol’ spellcheck.
These days, if you have these kinds of errors when submitting to entities willing to publish your material, they’ll want to puke all over the manuscript with self-righteous glee and then throw into the wastebin, shaking their heads and on to the next one.

]]> By: Matt http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-465747 Matt Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:47:44 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-465747 A few on this list were very drunk (or otherwise inebriated) whilst they wrote, which would account for some of the spelling problems. Also, as a writer, one doesn't want to futz around correcting an error (especially with a typewriter) when one is mid-thought. A few on this list were very drunk (or otherwise inebriated) whilst they wrote, which would account for some of the spelling problems. Also, as a writer, one doesn’t want to futz around correcting an error (especially with a typewriter) when one is mid-thought.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-448269 Lisa Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:18:07 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-448269 Answer: Dissemination of banalities leads to immeasurable boredom. Just food for thought. It's only simple words that are "sight words" which follow simple phonographical rules. Answer: Dissemination of banalities leads to immeasurable boredom. Just food for thought. It’s only simple words that are “sight words” which follow simple phonographical rules.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-448268 Lisa Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:16:43 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-448268 @Mama9cats: that is false. Try to unscramble this one very quickly ... dtomeaisinsin of bilanitaes ledas to islemaburmae bodoorem @Mama9cats: that is false. Try to unscramble this one very quickly … dtomeaisinsin of bilanitaes ledas to islemaburmae bodoorem

]]> By: sammylee http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-406987 sammylee Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:51:38 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-406987 Tongueflap: i heart you. well said. Tongueflap:
i heart you. well said.

]]> By: Poli Pen http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-405936 Poli Pen Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:19:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-405936 Editors rule! Editors rule!

]]> By: sarah http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-404888 sarah Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:05:49 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-404888 In Keat's and Austen's defense, spelling was much more mutable in the early 19th century than it is now! Scissar away, my freind. In Keat’s and Austen’s defense, spelling was much more mutable in the early 19th century than it is now! Scissar away, my freind.

]]> By: Hoboken http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-402811 Hoboken Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:37:42 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-402811 That these writers were terrible spellers should not be reason to aspire to (or live with) one's poor spelling. These authors aren't remembered for their atrocious spelling, but in spite of it. Besides, they didn't have spell-checkers back then. Today, WE do. We have no excuse. That these writers were terrible spellers should not be reason to aspire to (or live with) one’s poor spelling.

These authors aren’t remembered for their atrocious spelling, but in spite of it. Besides, they didn’t have spell-checkers back then. Today, WE do. We have no excuse.

]]> By: Bob http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107/comment-page-1#comment-220756 Bob Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:09:06 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22107#comment-220756 C.S. Lewis was known to misspell words pretty regularl. C.S. Lewis was known to misspell words pretty regularl.

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