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The writing had me laughing and my interest piqued. "What is Henry thinking? Why is he looking at me like that? Drink your milk, Henry." "His intellect is lik
by thoughtpalette 13y ago
The writing had me laughing and my interest piqued.
"What is Henry thinking? Why is he looking at me like that? Drink your milk, Henry."
"His intellect is like that of a sentient grapefruit."
Edit: A word
- fpgaminer 13y agoFriendly note: It's piqued, not peaked. Used to make the same mistake myself. Pique means: "stimulate (interest or curiosity)." To say that your interest peaked, means the article went down hill from that point on :P And yeah, I read that joke in one of Ze Frank's voices: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzz6EZmkq8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzz6EZmkq8)
- thoughtpalette 13y agoAh, Thanks for the enlightenment! :}
- sliverstorm 13y agoThere needs to be some kind of corrective list. "Commonly misspelled words online". I've noticed increasing prevalence of certain misspellings on the internet, and I fear they will reach critical mass and start building momentum. - wreak/wreck - weary/wary - piqued/peaked
- beans 13y agoYou may enjoy Paul Brians Common Errors in English Usage http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
- sliverstorm 13y agoOh my god, I imagined it and it exists! Today is a good day.
- philwelch 13y agoMy favorite is "wreckless", as in "wreckless driving". One should hope that all driving is wreckless.