Remember the 5th grade spelling bee? I do. I was up to bat, and the pressure was on. The stage lights were beating on me, and sweat began to form on my brow. I looked out to the judge’s table to see Mrs. Appleby, my vicious language arts teacher, already scowling. She had it out …
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People of the Internet Share the Smallest Hills They’re Willing to Die On
We all have our own petty causes that get us riled up. I think self-care routine videos are incredibly annoying and should be banned. Recently, Redditor u/hegotthedream asked the fine folks of r/AskReddit to share the «smallest hill» that they’re willing to die on. The responses were quite interesting and revealed that everyone is passionate …
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Language Memes & Puns For a Reminder That Words Are Ridiculous
There are many ways to be an artist. Some people paint, others sing, a small minority do cross stitch with swear words on it to sell on Etsy. However, one of the most fun and accessible ways to practice art is by using our words. There are billions of different ways to make jokes with …
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15+ Wild Typos That Truly Boggle the Mind
Literacy isn’t an easy skill to have, especially when it comes to the English language. Even the accomplished writer can get confused with all the dumb rules that it seems to have. At the same time, many of us nowadays use text as one of our primary forms of communication. When most of us have …
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Silly Language Memes & Puns That Remind Us Words Are Ridiculous
There are many ways to be an artist. Some people paint, others sing, a small minority do cross stitch with swear words on it to sell on Etsy. However, one of the most fun and accessible ways to practice art is by using our words. There are billions of different ways to make jokes with …
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Hilarious Spelling Fails That Highlight the Power of Proofreading
It’s easy to write something and never go back to edit it. After all, there are only so many hours in a day to get things done, and in many jobs, if you throw something onto the page, often nobody will clock your errors. No matter your job, it’s usually a good idea to know …
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Nonsensical Typing Mishaps That Are as Amusing as They Are Strange
If you really think about it, typing is an accomplished skill. Most of us couldn’t muster up this kind of speed and coordination in other physical pursuits, yet we spend so much time attached to various keyboards these days that we’ve just got used to it. However, this doesn’t mean that we’re all perfect typists. …
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Silly Language Memes and Puns to Remind Us That Words Are Ridiculous
There are many ways to be an artist. Some people paint, others sing, a small minority do cross stitch with swear words on it to sell on Etsy. However, one of the most fun and accessible ways to practice art is by using our words. There are billions of different ways to make jokes with …
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Persnickety Grammar Memes for Haters of Misplaced Apostrophes
The English language is a hell of a trip. All those thousands of years of creating words and stealing from other tongues have made it something that most of us need to study from kindergarten just to understand how to use it. Even the most devoted grammarians make the occasional mistake with English, because there …
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Hilarious Spelling Fails That Prove The Power of Proofreading
It’s easy to write something and never go back to edit it. After all, there are only so many hours in a day to get things done, and in many jobs, if you throw something onto the page, often nobody will clock your errors. No matter your job, it’s usually a good idea to know …
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