The word 'wrongis', which you appear to have just invented.

Is that also an acceptable error?

I can almost imagine people saying it in contemprary conversation.

"Hey, did you see that that wrongis in today's Guardian? They're always making wrongises at the Guardian."

Posted By: tim berry on March 23rd 2010 at 17:25:32

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FAO Jafski and Tombs (General Chat) - tim berry, Mar 23, 16:16:35
- Size doesnt matter, if it has a cathedral it is a city eg Ely (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Mar 23, 17:13:44
  - nope Guildford has a cathedral but is not a city (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 23, 19:14:36
  - apart from (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:19:02
- Bit like Brighton (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 16:22:46
  - .............. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:15:12
    - The micky taking cos of a typo? (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 17:18:19
  - in my opinion (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:23:31
    - I can substantiate the above (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 23, 16:27:17
      - how's chile doing? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:29:19
        
        it still reminds to be a country (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 23, 16:31:16
        
        cool (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:31:41
    - that Brighton still reminds a to be a town? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 16:27:06
      - that is due to the fact I have been offline for over 3 hours (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:29:34
      - it's been dreadful (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:28:28
        
        in your opinion (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 16:39:22
        
        no you've defo made it dreadful (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:40:30
        
        LOL (n/m) (General Chat) - 1morepost4jame_sward, Mar 23, 18:10:25
        
        in your opinion (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 16:41:54
      - precisely, that's from the entry on Brighton in the Encyclopedia Brittanica (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 23, 16:28:25
        
        don't be mean to Tricky (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:32:02
        
        that I can copy out pants's post precisely? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 16:38:38
        
        pants' (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:40:56
        
        The demise continues (n/m) (General Chat) - The Demise Of SCC, Mar 23, 16:59:32
        
        I noticed that the Guardian had started using this apparently incorrect grammar (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 23, 16:48:12
        
        The word 'wrongis', which you appear to have just invented. (General Chat) - tim berry, Mar 23, 17:25:32
        
        Did you produce 'Cheers' Tim? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 17:27:21
        
        Yes. (General Chat) - tim berry, Mar 23, 17:31:51
        
        Thought so, says here (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 17:40:40
        
        pants's is correct (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 16:50:55
        
        as I was saying (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:07:41
        
        I'm sure that grammar should not be spelt with an 'e' (n/m) (General Chat) - The Judge, Mar 23, 18:25:45
        
        BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 19:22:29
        
        btw it's BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 17:28:22
        
        in your opinion (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 17:31:54
        
        I noticed after I'd typed it that my effort looked a bit unconvincing (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:30:31
        
        don't worry we all make mistakes (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 17:32:02
        
        ownage (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 17:13:56
        
        So what you're saying is, Scc is subnormal? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 17:10:39
        
        No. Just argumentative (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:12:05
        
        sorry tricky (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 17:27:33
        
        grammar (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 16:50:24
        
        Don't ask me (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:40:49
        
        ............. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 23, 17:15:54
        
        I see (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 17:29:28
- I am quite simply shaking with rage at this site which suggests Norwich has a town centre (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:19:10
  - Lucy Porter - yes or no? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Mar 23, 16:22:13
    - yes yes yes yes yes (General Chat) - pants, Mar 23, 16:24:43
    - go on then (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 23, 16:23:09
- what about london town then? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:17:30
  - That's the exception to the rule. London Town is most definitely a village. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Mar 23, 16:20:57
    - and edinburgh old town (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 23, 16:22:04

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