How do you know?

There's a big trend for people to be creative in their spelling of  names or words - especially for businesses or product names or artist names in the rap world, to name a few. But there must also be 1 million English teachers crying everyday at all the poor spelling out there (I usually get busted on these types of posts for grammar, spelling or diction errors ...) and what I'd like to know is - how can you tell when it's a spelling error or intentional?

Take this roadside memorial for example - I realize it was a sad moment for the person who wrote it and goodness knows how much distress they were under but do you think her name was really the "one eyed bandid" or did she not know the spelling of the word? How do you know? Should I laugh or cry?

Bad Misquotes

I'm sorry for laughing at the bad spellers out there, but really people, we should be doing a little better at it these days - especially when it's so easier to get to an on-line dictionary or use spell checker.

Today I received an email from a co-worker in another city who asked if I was having problems with "misquotes" No, I couldn't think of anything, I replied; what an odd thing to ask me, I thought. However, when I read more of his email, I discovered that this university grad (which seems to mean less and less these days) was trying to spell....wait for it..... "mosquitoes"!!! Yes, he was complaining about getting bitten by these nasty little insects!!!!

Stay in school kids! (Especially you Chuck - even though you're a fabulous speller for your age!!!)