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Old 10-23-2010, 10:56 AM   #73
Bilbo1967
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
You should blame the publishers whose job it is to correct such things. It is not uncommon that authors are dyslectic but they can tell a story.
Well, I was going to complain about 'dyslectic' (I've always said 'dyslexic'), but according to the OED either is perfectly correct (shows how much I know).

Instead, I'll mention an ex-colleague at work who was dyslexic (or dyslectic if you prefer). I often used to be called on to check through his work and once read through a long report he had written throughout which he used the word 'pesticide' where he meant 'postcode'. It certainly added an unexpected note to an otherwise dry discussion of a pretty boring piece of software testing.

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