Bill's Notes

[Industrialblog, May 12, 2004]
Two R's
I cannot believe the number of times I've seen the word embarrass misspelled on blogs. It's astonishing. Look at the google searches. Nearly 135,000 hits for misuse of the spelling of this root. Not to be a nitpicker, but the bloody word has two Rs.

One R is not optional spelling. Recently, I've seen the error on almost every blog I visit.

SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS: EMBARRASS HAS TWO R's.

It is harass and harassment that have one R.

What is the world coming to?
Terry (mail):
Embarrass is bad. The one that drives me absolutely berserk is "looser." As in:

"We lost the game, therefore we are the loosers."

I see this one multiple times every day.
5.16.2004 12:52am
Bill (mail) (www):
Right! I've seen 'looser' a lot, too. I was wondering if it was an Anglicism.
5.16.2004 8:08am

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