Re: OT - McCain picks....

"$Bill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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theBZA wrote:

IMO these problem stem from watching (and listening to) too much TV
and not enough reading. People end up writing as they hear words
instead of as they see them.

That doesn't explain the words that are spelled correctly, but the
wrong word (that sounds the same as the right word).

Yes it does. People hear the word "your" in their head when they type
"you're". People here ESPN say Shaq is "dominant" but they actually hear
the word "dominate" so that's what they type.

--
"I spent 5 1/2 years in a prison cell ... not
because I wanted to get a house when I got out."

- John McCain, playing the POW card yet again in order to
explain why he cannot keep track
of how many houses he owns. Makes you wonder
what else he cannot keep track of.
.

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