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Wondering and wandering

19 replies

Carouselfish · 08/01/2023 19:18

Wondering is said wUndering and means thinking curiously about something.
Wandering is walking about aimlessy.

Three times seeing these mixed up has maxed out my polite credit.

OP posts:
Carouselfish · 08/01/2023 19:18

Realise I've missed an l out of aimlessly and now only have one leg to stand on.

OP posts:
ErrolTheDragon · 08/01/2023 19:20

Muphry's Law in action.Grin

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 08/01/2023 19:22

Their is no need to let this upset you.

Anisina · 08/01/2023 19:24

Probably auto correct. Mine often changes wandering to wondering and I often don't notice until I've pressed post.

solomam · 08/01/2023 19:25

Carouselfish · 08/01/2023 19:18

Realise I've missed an l out of aimlessly and now only have one leg to stand on.

😂

Vallmo47 · 08/01/2023 19:29

YABU!!! There’s a designated place for this. 😁

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 08/01/2023 19:29

Extremely irritating, I agree OP.

QueenMabs · 08/01/2023 19:33

Yanbu.

Incredibly maddening!

Preggingswearingleggings · 08/01/2023 19:36

I someone use 'weary' in place of 'wary' yesterday and it set my teeth on edge.

Preggingswearingleggings · 08/01/2023 19:36

Saw*

Sparklesocks · 08/01/2023 19:36

Eh. Some people aren’t great at spelling/grammar and get their words mixed up, others delight in being a pedant and pointing it out.

Anisina · 08/01/2023 19:37

Preggingswearingleggings · 08/01/2023 19:36

Saw*

Easily done, isn't it?

Anisina · 08/01/2023 19:38

Sparklesocks · 08/01/2023 19:36

Eh. Some people aren’t great at spelling/grammar and get their words mixed up, others delight in being a pedant and pointing it out.

The ones pointing it out are usually the biggest twats though.

bellac11 · 08/01/2023 19:40

It drives me mad

yorkshirepudsx · 08/01/2023 19:41

I love this post so much

For me I see 'definitely' and 'defiantly' mixed up a lot 😳

thentheycameforme · 08/01/2023 21:19

I think it's a Welsh thing, everyone I know who says wandering for wondering, is from Wales.

Vetiver · 08/01/2023 21:22

yorkshirepudsx · 08/01/2023 19:41

I love this post so much

For me I see 'definitely' and 'defiantly' mixed up a lot 😳

I actually really like that one, it seems very emphatic!

Whyisitsososohard · 08/01/2023 21:23

Some people are dyslexic mate... And we don't announce it or wear a badge. Some people are typing quickly on a phone and don't realise the error. If this is the sort of thing which makes you impolite (aka rude) to people, you have got some prob.

UsingChangeofName · 08/01/2023 21:36

Whyisitsososohard · 08/01/2023 21:23

Some people are dyslexic mate... And we don't announce it or wear a badge. Some people are typing quickly on a phone and don't realise the error. If this is the sort of thing which makes you impolite (aka rude) to people, you have got some prob.

This.

Plus, there is a topic especially for pedants to criticise others. YABU to do it here.

Plus, wandering and wondering sound the same in my accent (even though I know the difference in meaning and when to use each spelling.

So yes, YABVU.

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