http://wordsplosion.com/gas-station/ Showcasing the best of the worst of the wide world of words Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wordsplosion.com/gas-station/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Debra Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:34:12 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1246#comment-1751 It should say "Our sign is broken" not Our sign broke. It should say “Our sign is broken” not Our sign broke.

]]> http://wordsplosion.com/gas-station/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 DrB Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:02:30 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1246#comment-1559 Inconvenience is, it seems, a tricky word to spell, especially on paper without a spell-checker. However, even with computer aids it can still cause embarrassment. A co-worker of mine who is in the habit of misspelling words once ended a letter "sorry for any incontinence" primarily caused by a gross overconfidence in the intelligence of MS Word. A copy of this letter now hangs in the office to act as a reminder to always check your work... Inconvenience is, it seems, a tricky word to spell, especially on paper without a spell-checker. However, even with computer aids it can still cause embarrassment. A co-worker of mine who is in the habit of misspelling words once ended a letter “sorry for any incontinence” primarily caused by a gross overconfidence in the intelligence of MS Word. A copy of this letter now hangs in the office to act as a reminder to always check your work…

]]> http://wordsplosion.com/gas-station/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 Noob Saibot Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:30:45 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1246#comment-1553 The elusive inconvenience foils yet another attempt at concern. The elusive inconvenience foils yet another attempt at concern.

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