It seems like, with spell check now as prevalent as it is, some newspaper editors don't read copy as closely as they once did. I've seen more than a few correctly-spelled incorrect words used lately....just today there was a story about a circumspect person being "discrete" for example (I guess it is better than being amorphous!)
So I guess you have immobile fancy writing paper, or stationary stationery....
A carving of a female sheep made out of conifer wood, or a yew ewe....
and away we go!
PS does anyone know what it is called when two words are spelled the same but pronounced differently?
There are some words which are pronounced differently when used as nouns or verbs, like "say 'no' to the misfit" or "reject the reject."
or my favorite, a word which is pronounced differently whether it starts wtih an uppercase or lowercase letter: polish and Polish.
So I guess you have immobile fancy writing paper, or stationary stationery....
A carving of a female sheep made out of conifer wood, or a yew ewe....
and away we go!
PS does anyone know what it is called when two words are spelled the same but pronounced differently?
There are some words which are pronounced differently when used as nouns or verbs, like "say 'no' to the misfit" or "reject the reject."
or my favorite, a word which is pronounced differently whether it starts wtih an uppercase or lowercase letter: polish and Polish.
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