Typo or Just Plain Dumb?

 Typo: a mistaken key stroke. You knew what word you were trying to type, with the correct spelling and context, and simply added, removed, or misplaced a letter.

Just Plain Dumb: Using the wrong word, context and/or words that don't exist that you used trying to sound clever.

With the increasing number of Social Networking Sites comes all new Cyber Lingo and a whole new World to see how educated people really aren't. Personally, I will rarely correct on spelling or grammar (the Spell Nazi) because it's too much work with all the errors I've seen. But when you talk about how intelligent you are or are trying to call someone dumb, and misspell words, you are very effectively shrinking the intelligence barrier between you and your "victim". Now I make mistakes, and when called on them will gladly admit my idiocy in the matter but I often see people use the excuse "It was a Typo" and I want to clear up the differences between Typos and Just Plain Dumb statements

Prime example: bored with the recycling of boring TT ideas, like #SideChickAppreciationDay (which was funny on Feb 13, not on Aug 27) I decided, as a joke, to randomly start #TheseTTsDryerThan and many people proceeded to go in. Now only 3 of my 1900+ followers caught that "Dryer" is a noun (as in Washer & Dryer) not and adjective (as in Drier than). I could've easier said that was a typo, but it wasn't... that was Just Plain Dumb.

If I can Admit it, so can you. We all have those Duh Moments, embrace and learn from them. If you notice you have Just Plain Dumb Moments often, seek Help. There isn't anything worse than an Intelligent Dummy discussing worldly issues but can't beat a 3rd grader in a written exam.

When you make a "typo", and can't realize it, you might find yourself in a #MurkGWisdom situation. What's that you ask? You may end up saying something like, "I am Way Smart Then You" (Actual Quote) when replying to someone questioning your intellect. Do you see how counterproductive that statement is? If not... I will Pray for you.

Just remember, Spelling and Context Count. Don’t Look as Retarded as your Competition.

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Indiana Public School System Fail

The Public School System, in an attempt to dissuade negative connotations, Paid for and got this Billboard sign posted. Look closely and see How well they did

Good Job South Bend Indiana School System, This should fix all your problems. In their defense Patrick Strickler, owner of the Blue Water Group responsible for the Billboard, has taken full responsibility for the spelling error, well Kinda. He says 4 of his people saw it and didn't catch the error, not that he himself made the error... Wouldn't he be terribly hilarious if the subordinates he threw under the bus were products of the same Indiana Pubic, I mean Public school system? If only I could've done the interview myself, I definitely would've asked. Reading is Fundamental People, Quit Spelling Like Imbeciles.

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