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Repeated mistakes involving simple homophones are usually evidence that the author of the text has never been in the habit of reading for pleasure, and learned
by asciilifeform 17y ago
Repeated mistakes involving simple homophones are usually evidence that the author of the text has never been in the habit of reading for pleasure, and learned English mainly as a spoken language. If the offender is a native English speaker, you can be nearly certain that you are dealing with an intellectual lightweight.