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| − | This comic is a {{w|meta-joke}} where [[Cueball]] explains to [[White Hat]] which words he often spells or pronounces | + | This comic is a {{w|meta-joke}} where [[Cueball]] explains to [[White Hat]] which words he often spells or pronounces wrong. Ironically, those words happen to be words whose definitions mean "to spell wrong" and "being pronounced wrong". While describing the words he says he has trouble with, he manages to use the same words correctly in sentences both inside quotation marks (to refer to the word itself) and outside (to describe the action corresponding to those words). |
| − | The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspell misspell]'' is misspelled quite often (although not in this comic!). Misspell is quite commonly misspelled as ''mispell'' or ''miss-spell''. Some might argue that ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspelled misspelled]'' is the one word which should always be misspelled intentionally and written ''mispelled'', so that its orthography reflects its meaning. ("If it isn't | + | The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspell misspell]'' is misspelled quite often (although not in this comic!). Misspell is quite commonly misspelled as ''mispell'' or ''miss-spell''. Some might argue that ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misspelled misspelled]'' is the one word which should always be misspelled intentionally and written ''mispelled'', so that its orthography reflects its meaning. ("If it isn't mispelt, then it isn't <i>mispelt</i>!") |
The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mispronunciation mispronunciation]'' is often misspelled and mispronounced like "mispronounciation", with the middle part like "noun" instead of "nun". This is made even more confusing by the fact that the related word, "mispronounce", does in fact have "noun" in the middle. | The word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mispronunciation mispronunciation]'' is often misspelled and mispronounced like "mispronounciation", with the middle part like "noun" instead of "nun". This is made even more confusing by the fact that the related word, "mispronounce", does in fact have "noun" in the middle. | ||
