Comments on: "Swan Flu" and Other Commonly Misspelled Search Terms of the Month http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:08:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mercado http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1841555 Mercado Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:34:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1841555 Omg If the majority does these searches we are lost, I expect not to be for one of this. That´s a shame Omg If the majority does these searches we are lost, I expect not to be for one of this. That´s a shame

]]> By: Zecc http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1795537 Zecc Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:42:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1795537 But... I really need help configuring my worm! But... I really need help configuring my worm!

]]> By: Haukka http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1795080 Haukka Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:59:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1795080 I'd imagine most of these searches are made by people outside US, whose primary language is not English. We too often write words we've never heard before by the way we hear them. Or are these results all from Yahoo US? I'd imagine most of these searches are made by people outside US, whose primary language is not English.

We too often write words we've never heard before by the way we hear them.

Or are these results all from Yahoo US?

]]> By: Ashley http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1794901 Ashley Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:54:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1794901 A lot of those are pretty understandable, but when I see "swan flu" I hear a bunch of rednecks talking about their sick pigs... A lot of those are pretty understandable, but when I see "swan flu" I hear a bunch of rednecks talking about their sick pigs...

]]> By: Tempscire http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1794583 Tempscire Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:59:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1794583 I'm surprised people searching for Bea Arthur missed with "author" rather than "bee." I'm also surprised by how...not-insanely-stupid most of those are. I can't really blame people for misspelling someone's name they may have only heard before or a name with an atypical spelling, either because of random changes (eg, Rachael) or unfamiliarity ("Sotomeyer"). I'm surprised people searching for Bea Arthur missed with "author" rather than "bee."

I'm also surprised by how...not-insanely-stupid most of those are. I can't really blame people for misspelling someone's name they may have only heard before or a name with an atypical spelling, either because of random changes (eg, Rachael) or unfamiliarity ("Sotomeyer").

]]> By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1794426 seefish3 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:32:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1794426 I believe "the" is the most common. But only because you can't misspell "A". I believe "the" is the most common. But only because you can't misspell "A".

]]> By: verloren http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1794158 verloren Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:03:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/28/swan-flu-and-other-commonly-misspelled-search-terms-of-the-month/#comment-1794158 I'd always assumed that lesbain was the most common incorrect spelling on the internet. I'd always assumed that lesbain was the most common incorrect spelling on the internet.

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