Eye hop knot, my spell checker catches all of my eras.
 
 
mark wrote:
>
> Will their bee a pop quiz one these?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Caldeira <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Monday, June 29, 1998 9:21 PM
> Subject: Spelling Guide for Conch-L Authors
>
> >Howdy folks,
> >
> >Conch-Lers are generally good spellers, but a few mistakes keep showing up
> >in Conch-L notes.  I'm not a spelling-bee champion or anything but, for
> >those who care, here we go:
> >
> >
> >SHELLER'S SPELLING GUIDE
> >------------------------
> >
> >You're:  You are ("You're gonna break that shell if ya don't pack it
> >better, Ardeth!")
> >Your:    Possessive pronoun ("Anne, your wallet is gonna suffer at the
> >auction.")
> >
> >Loose:  Not tied down ("Boy, I'm hoping the COA convention has a lot of
> >loose babes!")
> >Lose:  Opposite of find ("You'll lose that cute little operculum if ya
> >don't glue it to something")
> >
> >They're:  They are ("They're gonna inspect your bags at the airport,
> Sharon")
> >Their:  Belonging to them ("Their panties must be in a wad if they don't
> >award Gene first place!")
> >There:  Not here ("The best sand trails are way over there, stranger.")
> >
> >Where:  Question word: ("Where's that ol' trespassing sign, Judy?")
> >Were:  Past tense of "are": ("I thought we were on the right side of the
> >boundary; now please put down that shotgun!")
> >
> >It's:  It is ("It's gonna be a negative low tide in half an hour, so let's
> >get moving!")
> >Its:  Possessive ("Ooooh, I didn't realize its proboscis was so big!")
> >
> >Then:  Not now  ("Then Wayne put the shell inside his dive belt, where the
> >eco-dive master couldn't see it")
> >Than:  Comparative ("The water is colder than a witch's behind!")
> >
> >Which:  Comparative  ("Which of you ol' whores is bidding against me in the
> >silent auction?")
> >Witch:  Flies on a broom ("That little witch out-bid me!")
> >
> >
> >Hope this helps!
> >
> >Cheers,
> >John