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A Viscous Attack #4

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Whosthetabbynow · 04/09/2026 10:24

Here we are on the fourth instalment of crazy misspellings, misuse of words and all the other topsy-turvy attempts at literacy from the illiterate.
Post your observations. Lady’s the flaw is youre’s…

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Whosthetabbynow · 28/10/2026 16:14

UnPetitDunPetit · 28/10/2026 16:09

I know we have some self-proclaimed pedants who have strayed on here but I'm not one of them.

Muphry's law strikes again, I'm afraid - you posted upthread:

Chester draws is in a league of it's own

Isn’t it Murphy’s Law or have I missed the joke

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AppleButterGutter · 28/10/2026 16:16

I know we have some self-proclaimed pedants who have strayed on here...

@AlbieJiggered This board is called Pedants' corner.

Edited to remove the capital C.

AppleButterGutter · 28/10/2026 16:20

@Whosthetabbynow

If you write anything criticising spelling/grammar, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written.

The name is a deliberate misspelling of Murphy's Law.

UnPetitDunPetit · 28/10/2026 16:21

Whosthetabbynow · 28/10/2026 16:14

Isn’t it Murphy’s Law or have I missed the joke

The misspelling was deliberate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law

Muphry's law - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry's_law

Whosthetabbynow · 28/10/2026 16:23

Ah thanks. I wasn’t aware of that x

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AlbieJiggered · 28/10/2026 16:32

UnPetitDunPetit · 28/10/2026 16:09

I know we have some self-proclaimed pedants who have strayed on here but I'm not one of them.

Muphry's law strikes again, I'm afraid - you posted upthread:

Chester draws is in a league of it's own

OMG! its not it's.

LuciferOverLancashire · 28/10/2026 16:33

it's a mind field

Whosthetabbynow · 28/10/2026 16:34

LuciferOverLancashire · 28/10/2026 16:33

it's a mind field

Shore is

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UnPetitDunPetit · 28/10/2026 16:39

AlbieJiggered · 28/10/2026 16:32

OMG! its not it's.

It happen's to all of us Wink

CaptainMyCaptain · 28/10/2026 17:38

Autocorrect is always missing off apostrophes or adding superfluous ones. I always read through my message before posting but I'm sure some of these atrocities escape.

FawnDrench · 28/10/2026 18:32

Seen today - “food subscription box for mid weak meals”.

LuciferOverLancashire · 28/10/2026 18:36

FawnDrench · 28/10/2026 18:32

Seen today - “food subscription box for mid weak meals”.

I have heard they aren't that satisfying though

ErrolTheDragon · 28/10/2026 21:41

CaptainMyCaptain · 28/10/2026 17:38

Autocorrect is always missing off apostrophes or adding superfluous ones. I always read through my message before posting but I'm sure some of these atrocities escape.

Sometimes after editing an erroneous ‘autocorrect’, the ruddy thing changes it back again, or else to something else you didn’t want.

AlbieJiggered · 28/10/2026 23:20

How important is texting chemistry? | Mumsnet
Mentioned in a pp.

SerendipityCat · 29/10/2026 09:24

Another old favourite made an appearance last night, "on tender hooks".

Whosthetabbynow · 29/10/2026 14:31

Apparently no one will touch Russell Brand with a barge poll.

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LuciferOverLancashire · 30/10/2026 13:17

Two this morning, restaurant reviews on TA

‘renound restaurant’

‘no canopies’

(the owner responded to the latter with correct spelling, including the accent)

LuciferOverLancashire · 30/10/2026 13:18

@SerendipityCat i see ‘bare’ a lot too (in place of ‘bear’)

AlbieJiggered · 30/10/2026 16:39

Whosthetabbynow · 29/10/2026 14:31

Apparently no one will touch Russell Brand with a barge poll.

I've always found him repellent.

maudelovesharold · 30/10/2026 17:17

‘route cause of the problem’ on here.

SeptemberRains · 30/10/2026 19:22

‘Impredictable’. Twice. On the dog shit thread.

LuciferOverLancashire · 30/10/2026 19:44

@SeptemberRains i don’t even know what that is supposed to mean 🤔

SeptemberRains · 30/10/2026 19:49

I'd imagine 'unpredictable' @LuciferOverLancashire
But who actually knows!!

ErrolTheDragon · 31/10/2026 09:40

There’s someone repeatedly using ‘reigns’ on a thread which is specifically about reins, with the word correctly spelled by the OP and other posters.🤦‍♀️

bananaobama · 31/10/2026 10:39

LuciferOverLancashire · 28/10/2026 10:14

there is a nice 'crossover' post on another current thread, man dumped because he text 'Chow for Now'

Love it!