Alembic, humphI thought that alembic would be one of today’s pangrams. “Not in word list,” says the NYT Spelling Bee. Humph.#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 24, 2023Alembic, humph
NYT Letter Boxed failGRIMPEN.#Nabokov#spelling#TSEliot#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Dec 25, 2022NYT Letter Boxed fail
In the Appellation MountainsMargarine is served for dessert in the Appellation Mountains, a region ravaged by the Cupertino effect. In other regions, the dessert is called meringue.#spelling#technology#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Dec 8, 2022In the Appellation Mountains
Bad hyphens, unhelpful abbreviationsDaughter Number Three looks at bad hyphens and unhelpful postal abbreviations.#punctuation#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 15, 2013Bad hyphens, unhelpful abbreviations
W3, another controversyWebster’s Third New International Dictionary is again a source of controversy.#dictionary#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 3, 2013W3, another controversy
Spellings of the futureMisspellings so strange that they must in fact be the spellings of the future.#misspelling#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 22, 2012Spellings of the future
Whisky, hold the "e"One Scottish politician mocks another for misspelling "whisky"#misspelling#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Nov 19, 2009Whisky, hold the "e"
"Iceburg Lettuce"A real misspelling in a real store#misspelling#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 9, 2009"Iceburg Lettuce"
Homonym accident"Prices to low too advertise"#spelling#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jan 29, 2009Homonym accident
Cereals in the hands of an angry blogNo. 21: analysis of sloppy Post cereal box design and copywriting#advertising#design#howtoimprove#misspelling#spelling#typography#words#writing·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 22, 2008Cereals in the hands of an angry blog
