I detest bad spelling. I spellcheck when I am texting. I will not send an email without Googling words of which I am unsure. Apparently not everyone is inflicted with this problem. And truth be told- I love finding other people's errors. Facebook is the greatest invention, simply because I can constantly correct people's poor spelling. However, I learned pretty quickly that most people do not appreciate this, so now I simply gossip and ridicule these people behind their backs. Below are some gems I found out in the "real" world.
It is Summer in Alabama, and nothing says Summer in Alabama more than fresh fruits and vegetables at the local gas station! Let's first focus on the good- Corn, Peaches, Okra, and Peppers are all spelled correctly. Good grief- even Watermelons is right, and it has 10 letter! However, the person in charge of this sign either ran out of "U"s or simply forgot how to spell Squash (even though I checked the other side and it was correct). Tomatoes- yes, the "O" obviously fell, but where is the "A"? And that ampersand looks a lot more like a cursive "S".
As a Bible-thumping believer, I applaud his sentiment. I, too, have decided to follow Jesus. Only, in my case "decided" only had 2 "e"s. My issue is not with the driver, but more so with the person he most likely PAID for this decal. I want to go to that person and tell them a list of decals I want, just to see how many are misspelled. I also found it quintessentially Alabamian of him that his Crimson A was bigger than all 6 words of the hymn.
The most common spelling mistake (I have realized, thanks to Facebook) is amongst homonyms. You're does not equal your. There does not equal their does not equal they're. Here we have at least one instance of this- "To Good To Be Threw". Aside from the fact that is a goodness-awful name for a store, the first "To" should definitely be "Too". When I took this picture, I was sure that it was a double whammy, and that "Threw" should also be "Through". However, when I showed my boyfriend- he said that he understood why it was "Threw", as in "threw away". Which I in turn, told him should then be "thrown". Which he in turn told me I needed to quit being a nerd and chill out. You can decide for yourself what the mistake(s) is(are).
I am not disputing the fact that Wranglers may indeed be "Comfotable". What I cannot understand is why no one, including Brett Favre, caught this typo. Maybe it is an inside joke that I am not privy to. Maybe it is a play on the Southern dialect. (That said, I am from Alabama and definitely pronounce the R in comfortable.) I'm not sure, but when I saw this truck on my way to work one morning, I felt like I had struck proverbial gold. I immediately posted to Facebook so that I wouldn't be scooped by someone driving the same route as me.
I assure you, this will not be the last SpellCheck post I have.
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