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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
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Similar and familiar
Despite revising, I have now just spelled "breathe" as "breath" and "similar" as "similiar" and I am
FXXcking annoyed with myself. Typos, yes, but taking the form of ignorance. I flagellate myself at my lameness, especially as I'm talking to non-English speakers. Apologies.
For me the 'similiar' one would be a spello and not a typo. Similar and familiar obviously should be spelled the same, but they are not.
Has anyone had this problem and solved it?
Richard Maurer To reply, remove half
Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.
FXXcking annoyed with myself. Typos, yes, but taking the form of ignorance. I flagellate myself at my lameness, especially as I'm talking to non-English speakers. Apologies.
For me the 'similiar' one would be a spello and not a typo. Similar and familiar obviously should be spelled the same, but they are not.
Has anyone had this problem and solved it?
Richard Maurer To reply, remove half
Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.
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In this case, it should be a separate spelling for "similear".
- In this case, it should be a separate spelling for "similear".
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