It is a chest of DRAWERS not draws

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Why can people not spell this word correctly? I am amazed at how often the word 'draws' appears instead of 'drawers' on this website. I see it most days somewhere here but have never felt able to mention it anywhere incase I got flamed. Now I've found this little corner I feel so much better!

I quite agree with you.

I once had a go with a pen at a book published by a small press (no money for proof-reading, evidently, and the writer was the series editor. I ought to have known better), which had this mistake. The pages were a mess once I had finished reading and correcting. Shame, as the story was not bad.

"YANBU"

I think you'll find it's "Chester Draws". Look, here's some on eBay:

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Mr Maker talks about the Doodle Draws, so bang goes the next generation, too....

thank god you posted this.

i am from N. ireland and i was beginning to think it was perhaps the way it is spelt in the rest of the UK.

so many times i have wanted to correct the posters on Mn but have chickened out incase it was me that was wrong.

BooyhooNOTboohoooORbooyou, you still have to be careful about correcting other posters. However, if someone is being obnoxious and thinking s/he is superior, without having the grammar/spelling/clarity to support that, please do correct!

oh, i know. i still wouldn't for the same reason. i am usually ok with grammar etc, but you can never be too sure and i would be too scared of making a fool out of myself.

There was a really nice put-down on spelling grounds a few days ago...

This and the following four posts.

wingedvictory - that was a thread and a half, the spelling mistakes and the 'to' instead of too gets on my goat...

as you were.

THANK GOD someone has posted about this chest of drawers, I was beginning to think I was wrong and that cannot be true.

No, chests of drawers (plural) are severely abused in language!

Mine is a chest of draws in drawers.

If you are in an architects office does it them become a chest of draws?

Oh be quiet! You have seen my post on a thread haven't you? The same one i am equally ashamed of

Thank goodness, I have being doubting myself for ages, that I was wrong and it is indeed "draws".

Also it is bought not brought.

You "draw" out the "drawer"

Oh thank you! I see 'draws' everywhere and was starting to think it must be one of those British/American English differences.