tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post9188482430794432619..comments2008-02-18T06:45:25.468-08:00BloggingQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576920158863874498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-43554327042667789582008-02-18T06:45:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:45:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:45:00.000-08:00yay! (that's The Word Formerly Known as Yea.)<BR/><BR/>you go!Ricëhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475783120112333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-61303959434400727982008-02-12T15:25:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:25:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:25:00.000-08:00I can't stop. <BR/>Waist vs. waste.<BR/><BR/>And my all-time favorite: Loose vs. lose.<BR/><BR/>AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12219009870087789422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-22943048518671128652008-02-12T15:23:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:23:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:23:00.000-08:00Evil Greg's right about "pique".<BR/><BR/>Here's another: Pour vs. pore, as in "She poured over his letters". Poured what? Molasses?Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12219009870087789422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-35083814938850802372008-02-10T15:56:00.000-08:002008-02-10T15:56:00.000-08:002008-02-10T15:56:00.000-08:00You need to add "pique" to the peak/peek thing. In various e-mails I've received, I've "peaked" people's interest or "peeked" their interest, but never "piqued" it.Evil Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03693995530672684253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-56708878533087574532008-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:002008-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:002008-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:00Well, you know I'm with you on this one! You'd think that since I'm not teaching this year, I'd be spared some of this grief, but it's perhaps even worse now. I expect some of this confusion from students, but emails from colleagues are another story!<BR/><BR/>Although some of my co-workers actually are a little more motivated towards correctness since they know I'll be reading what they write. . . . .Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254663044324501785.post-13248151816683682562008-02-09T18:40:00.000-08:002008-02-09T18:40:00.000-08:002008-02-09T18:40:00.000-08:00oh, you're killing me here, lisa!! what hoot and i'm with ya all the way, for sure;)<BR/>Janjthom03 / Jan Thomason / thomranch@hctc.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125114979822748860noreply@blogger.com