Spelling is hard. We spend years in school memorizing vocabulary lists and learning about the rules of grammar but no matter what, we all make mistakes. With settings like spellcheck and autocorrect it is easier than ever to spell words correctly, but sometimes even these word checkers get it wrong. While these spelling mistakes can be embarrassing, most of the time they are downright funny. Here are the top spelling mistakes that had us rolling on the floor with laughter.
Exiting A Program With A Side Of Existential Dread
We are all plagued by the big existential questions out there, like "What does it mean to be alive" and "Do you want to exist?" While most of these questions are ones we would rather answer on our own without anyone around, this software seems to what to make every user ask themselves if they are "...sure you want to exist?" That is a big question to ask when all you want to do is exit something.
We really hope most people clicked "Yes" for this one. If anyone clicked "No" it might just be time to call up the closest mental health expert for a bit of therapy.
Shoplifters Beware, This Store Has A Unique Punishment For Anyone Caught
While right and wrong aren't always black and white, in general, shoplifting is considered to be a major no-no. Many stores that catch shoplifters detain them until the cops arrive, or take a photo of them and stick it up on the wall and say they can never enter the store again. These are pretty standard punishments. Not all stores are the same though, and this store appears to have a very unique punishment in mind.
Anyone caught shoplifting is going to be expected to join one of the oldest professions in the world apparently. We know this is supposed to be 'prosecuted' but the other punishment seems way worse.
Microwaving With A Bit Of Classical Music Is The New Normal
Microwaves are one of those kitchen appliances we don't need but that make life a whole lot easier. Ovens can heat food up in about 20 minutes, but a microwave can do it in seconds. These roommates had a microwave but one decided to let the other know that the 'Handel' was broken. Under normal circumstances, this roommate would have let it slide, but it was an opportunity they could not pass up.
Anyone who knows a bit about classical music knows that Handel is one of the greatest composers ever and apparently he is broken, just like this handle.
McDonald's Is Always Ready To Hire Someone With A Smile
To work at McDonald's you need to be ready to wear a smile the entire shift. The service just isn't the same without a big grin, especially when it comes to the afternoon shifts. Most people would be game for a good shift and a smile, but this McDonald's seems to cater to a crowd that has a few tummy issues that they can't control when they arrive for their Big Macs.
It must be a pretty stinky shift, which must be why they are having a bit of trouble hiring for the afternoons.
It's All Fine On This Parking Lot, Even If It's Illegal
Most parking lots have specific rates for parking during the day, night, or even week. Posting signs with these rates and what will happen if someone is parked illegally is pretty normal, and that's exactly what this lot did. Someone must have forgotten to actually read the sign before they placed it on the lot though. The whole idea of private parking is that cars can't park illegally, and if they do they get 'fined' or towed.
All of those illegal parkers out there will take one look at this sign and think it is just 'fine' to park here.
To Exist You Must Pay Your Parking Fees
Existing is tough, but having to pay a parking ticket before existing is even tougher. Usually, a person exists when they are born, grow up, and make their mark on the world. In this world, apparently, you will only start existing once you have parked your vehicle, done some shopping, gotten back in the vehicle, and paid for your parking. That is a lot of steps to just exist in the real world.
Hopefully, nobody followed this sign too closely, otherwise, there might just be a parking lot full of drivers experiencing existential crises.
Doughnut Holes Are Delicious But Dognuts Probably Are Not
Spelling is everything, especially when it comes to food. As soon as something is spelled wrong, the meaning completely changes. Doughnuts are scrumptious balls of deep-fried dough, and most people cannot resist picking up one or a dozen. This shop thought that their doughnuts would be a big seller, but someone decided to label them as 'dognuts.' Dognuts don't exactly sound appetizing, although they might be considered a delicacy in some countries.
This spelling mistake should have been caught quickly but it looks like some unlucky shoppers got to enjoy some 'dognuts' before they sold out.
Going Slow Might Be The Best Or The Worst Depending On Who You Are
Many cities have areas that drivers need to go slow in like school and hospital zones. There are other areas where drivers can go as fast as they like, like the autobahn in Germany for example. This city seems to have an area that is designated for a certain type of risque acting that may be happening out in the open which is pretty unusual. If this was Las Vegas, we could understand this sign, but it's not.
If what this sign is saying is happening actually is, then we imagine many drivers would like to cruise by slowly and have a peek at all of the action.
'Firsthand' And 'First Hand' Mean Two Very Different Things
Getting work experience when you're in high school can be pretty tough. The only jobs that are really available are entry-level ones in the service industry. Learning how to work as part of a team is pretty important though, and operating a till or serving food are all skills that lead to bigger and better things post-high school. One student got their 'first hand job experience' and not their 'firsthand job experience' according to this headline though.
The last time we checked, those two phrases mean two very different things, and in high school probably both of these happened for one lucky student.
Just How Hard Is School One For Kids Compared To School Two
School should never be too easy or too hard. It needs to be just hard enough that students are challenged to excel. This newscast seemed to make it sound like School One is really hard and School Two is way too easy. By process of elimination, School Three must be just right, and that is the school students must want to attend. Some parents must have called this news station for some clarification.
Whoever was helming the teleprompter must have gotten a talking to after this slip-up. If anything it shows how important learning how to spell at school is and perhaps, this person might need to go back for a few spelling lessons.
Nothing Smells As Good As The Smell Of Fresh Colon
There is a long list of things that smell good, such as fresh laundry, cut grass, and nice perfumes or colognes. Some men and women like to select a signature scent that people can remember them by, and for these men, they certainly left an impression on these women. Smelling a man's colon would definitely make them memorable, but not in a pleasant way. Colons and their smells belong firmly in the body, not outside of it.
We truly hope that these women are reminiscing about 'cologne' and not the smell of the colon. Any man that wafts the smell of his colon is one you want to steer clear of.
Pears Just Don't Show Enough Appreciation Towards People These Days
Fruit is pretty sassy these days, and this fortune is ready to remind the world that pears are some of the sassiest fruits out there. Most fortune cookies offer up generic fortunes, like "You will find success in the future" but not this one. Instead, pears will finally admire everything about this person, which is what they must have been dreaming of all these years. Who knew that pears were withholding their admiration?
Personally, we would prefer to gain the admiration of our 'peers' but getting admiration from pears is better than nothing we suppose.
It Is Time To Put The 'L' Back In Pubic
We have all walked by a handwritten store sign at some point in our lives and noticed that there is a spelling error. Sometimes these errors aren't even that obvious, and sometimes they completely change the meaning of the sign altogether. Many stores don't offer public washrooms, and that's because they don't want random people who aren't customers walking in off of the street and using the facilities. This restaurant decided to let the world know that instead of no 'public restrooms' they don't have 'pubic restrooms.'
Something must have gotten lost in translation here because restroom is spelled perfectly both times. We don't even want to know about what happens in a public restroom.
These Firefighters Had To Deal With A Lot More Than Fire
Being a firefighter means always being prepared for a fire or situation that requires emergency assistance. Most firefighters have come across some pretty weird situations in their days, but this one has to take the cake or just be a serious spelling mistake. While this fire raged, some people apparently stood in the middle of the road and decided to enjoy themselves in a rather graphic manner. This is where a fire hose must have come in very handy.
Anybody in the middle of the road must have gotten a nice hose down from the firefighters as they put out the fire and the flames of their passion.
Scuba Divas Must Be The Next Generation Of Scuba Divers
Scuba diving is one of those activities that isn't really associated with 'diva' behavior. The music industry on the other hand is full of divas who like to make all sorts of weird demands, like having toilet paper in an exact shade of red, or only red candies in a bowl. Apparently, Rich Howard is part of a little-known scuba diva club. Do scuba divas demand the best oxygen while diving, and the tightest fitting wetsuits?
Whoever wrote this caption must have forgotten that 'diva' and 'diver' mean two very different things.
Erecting Heavy Towers Takes Some Serious Concentration For All Involved
Construction is hard work, especially when cranes and other large machinery is involved. This road team must have been working day and night to make sure whatever they were building was built according to schedule. Naturally, all roadworks need a sign which lets the public know what is going on and why a road or roads might be closed to traffic. In the English language, there are certain words that just make people giggle, like moist.
Another one is erection, even when it is used in relation to erecting a building or a sculpture. There is definitely a double meaning to this sign.
Always Check The Credentials Of Your Language Instructor Before Class
Not all language instructors are able to instruct the same. Some have studied extensively at university, while others have just taught themselves while watching television shows in English. Both are able to speak the language they have learned, but when it comes to actually teaching it the methods might be a tad different. Just take a look at this advertisement for English classes, and the so-called English that has been used to lure students.
There are literally no English phrases in this advertisement that are grammatically correct. If you want to learn how to speak like a native English speaker, then it would be best to avoid this guy, but if you want to speak Spanglish, he might just be the perfect instructor.
Understanding The Difference Between Your And You're Shouldn't Be That Hard
Teachers teach that is their job, and because they are shaping the minds of tomorrow it is a general assumption that they know how to use proper grammar in the language they are teaching in. No teacher is perfect, and we are all guilty of making spelling and grammar mistakes but when it comes to permanent signs we would like to think that teachers will check their own spelling prior to printing.
Apparently, this teacher missed a grammar lesson though, and doesn't know the difference between 'you' and 'you're.' Hopefully, one of the students caught this and not a parent.
Swapping Out The 'A' In Faces For An 'E' Is Just Wrong
Customer service and customer-facing jobs are some of the hardest to do. Most workplaces work under the rule that 'the customer is always right' which means even if an employee is being harassed by a customer, they still need to smile and be friendly. At McDonald's, all of the employees are expected to have permanent smiles plastered on their faces to make their customers feel welcome. Grinning for hours can be pretty tough.
However, according to this McDonald's sign, they aren't hiring 'smiling faces' but rather something else that has no business smiling at all. It must have been a slow hiring process.
Generally Speaking, Wood Should Not Be Taken With Prescription Medicine
In most countries, when doctors prescribe medicine, patients are expected to head over to the pharmacy and fill the prescription. Then, the pharmacy comes over and explains how to take the medicine, and to just follow the instructions on the bottle. After being prescribed some pills, this woman decided to take a look at the bottle and follow the instructions. There was just one little problem though, and that's because of a typo.
Instead of hitting the 'F' key, someone hit the 'W' key, and now this medicine needs to be taken with a delicious side of wood.
Welcome To The Executive Bored Room, Prepare To Not Be Amazed
For some people, making it to the executive level of their corporate jobs is something they have worked towards for decades. It finally means you have the power to shape your organization and make some big decisions. At some companies, it also means gaining access to certain perks like fancy washrooms and the idolized executive board room. The executive board room is a place that is revered and usually has the comfiest chairs.
Now, the executive 'bored' room is a whole lot different. If we had to guess, this room must be full of CEO's on the verge of falling asleep during a boring presentation.
The Newest Flavor Of Snickers Is A Very Special Fusion
When it comes to candy bars, people like consistency. You know what you're getting when you buy a Mars bar or a Snickers. For a Mars bar, it is always full of caramel goodness, and a Snickers tends to have a nice layer of peanuts in it. If you say peanuts slowly, it might sound like a certain part of the male anatomy, but the spelling is a wee bit different.
Some clerk must not have realized that peanuts are spelled P-E-A-N-U-T-S, and decided that male anatomy flavored Snickers sounds a whole lot more appetizing.
Nobody Is Freezing Their Butts Off With This Weather Forecast
The winter months in any country can be pretty dreary. Some are characterized by long bouts of rain, like in the Pacific Northwest, while others are full of snow like on the East Coast of the United States of America. When the weather finally starts to warm up, everyone is always excited. It means it's time for sunshine and not snow shovels. This weatherman was particularly excited to share the weather on this fine day, and he had the caption to prove it.
Things are heating up in this location, and soon nobody's butts are going to be cold which is what everyone wants to hear about on the morning news cycle.
When The Brand Like To Mix Things Up On The Shelves
Brand awareness is one of those things that takes years to create. First, a company needs a good product, which then gets noticed through targeted marketing campaigns and through customer reviews. It's important that a brand is cohesive, otherwise, customers might confuse it between other brands and their products that are similar. This juice company appears to have taken a unique approach to brand visibility, and decided to mix up the spelling for each juice flavor.
In English, we like to spell "Original" the correct way, but here, we have three separate spellings, with only one of them being the 'right' one. The spellchecker for this company must have been off sick that week.
Welcome To The Restaurant That Only Serves Ape Body Parts
We would like to reiterate that spelling is everything, and here is a perfect example of why spelling words in other languages is so important. 'Bon Appetit' is a French saying which directly translates to 'good appetite' but is often used to wish people a good meal. Many restaurants will say this to their customers to wish them an enjoyable meal, and sometimes they will even post signs with the saying.
In yet another classic example of misspelled words, we now have a sign that is saying there is some delicious ape meat on the menu for the evening.
No Regrets Were Felt By The Person Who Got This Tattoo
Tattoos are very personal, and for most people, each one that they have on their body has a special meaning. Some tattoos are just random flash designs that someone picked out on a night out, but a lot of the time they are more thought out than this. When it comes to tattoos with spelling, it is always important to make sure a tattoo is spelled correctly. After all, that tattoo is going to be on your body for life.
In the land of no regrets, we bet that this person experienced some major 'regerts' when they looked down at their arm when the tattoo was finished. This is why laser tattoo removal exists.
Always Use Your Tongue When Selecting What Bagels To Buy
Most bakeries prefer their customers to use tongs or a piece of tissue paper to pick out the bagels they want to buy. Bare hands can be covered in germs, and nobody wants to share germs with a complete stranger. Plus, it is pretty gross to handle multiple bagels, especially if you decide not to buy them. This bakery must have thought they were doing their customers a service by hanging up this sign.
Unfortunately, they have now invited their customers to get up close and personal with the bagels they want and to give them a good lick before making their selections.
Puppies Love To Be 'Wrapped' In Blankets After Bath Time
Is there anything more adorable than a puppy? Possibly a freshly bathed puppy swaddled in blankets like a baby might be even cuter. Whenever someone gets a puppy, they can't help but post some cute photos of them on their social media, but that also means they need to add an appropriate caption. There are certain words that we don't like to associate with animals, and the spelling mistake here is definitely one of them.
We really hope that this puppy owner caught the spelling error because it makes this photo go from cute to sinister in less than five seconds.
If You Can't Spellcheck You Shouldn't Work In Graphic Design
Nothing would be possible on the internet without graphics, and the same goes for products that feature beautiful images. Spelling may not be seen as important for graphic design, but if there is no spellcheck insight, then somebody needs to be the editor. After spending some time designing this bird-themed flower pot, someone forgot to check how 'bird' is spelled before sending the graphic out to be printed at the factory.
Now there is a whole line of 'brid' pots that had to be reduced because most people don't like to buy products with misspelled words. Someone must have been in big trouble over this one.
There Is A New Disease On The Block
Every month it feels like there is a new disease being announced, and according to this health check form, there just might be. In fact, it has reached the point where a full-out war is being waged in the name of people's nether regions. All it takes is forgetting the 't' in 'warts' and we've gone from a common disease to an all-out war. The person who caught this error must have been laughing inside.
We hope for their sake they didn't have to check this box later on. There wouldn't be much laughter happening then.
S-O-T-P In The Name Of The Law And At This Intersection
Generally speaking, road signs tend to be in the same color and shape because it lets drivers know what kind of sign it is and what they need to do when they see it. The words are secondary, and help to reinforce the meaning behind the shape and the colors. Stop signs are red and very eye-catching because drivers need to listen to them when they approach intersections. The big STOP, also lets them know what to do.
Some road crew decided to try and reinforce that drivers need to stop by writing S-O-T-P on the road, and this would have been effective if it wasn't completely mispelled.
Possessed Dogs Should Only Be Exorcised At Designated Exorcism Zones
Exorcisms are pretty serious business, or at least that is what horror movies would have us believe. People cant just go performing exorcisms wherever and whenever they want. Lots of planning needs to happen, certain materials need to be involved, and sometimes a priest needs to attend. At this park, it would appear that dog owners are known for trying to perform exorcisms in the area and that is not okay.
We know that the park people probably meant no 'exercising' of dogs, but it is way funnier to imagine a pack of demon-possessed dogs running around.
Great Memories Were Made At This School For One Special Student
High school can be pretty rough, just take a look at HBO's "Euphoria" and all of the shenanigans those students get up to. For most teens, high school is a time of learning and bonding with the teachers who care about their students. One student wanted to highlight how important a few special teachers were, but she forgot to put the 'd' in 'bonded'. Now, here high school experience is one that might have gotten a few teachers arrested.
We really hope that some clarification was provided after this yearbook quote was printed and that no teachers got in trouble for all of the boning moments.
The Two, To, And Too Rule Strikes Again
Some people like to take on the role of grammar and spelling police, and as soon as they see a sign that isn't correct they have to let someone know. That's what happened when someone drove by this restaurant's sign and noticed that one of the "to's" was supposed to be "too." There was just one little problem though, they didn't specify which "to" needed to be changed which led to yet another error.
It must have driven them crazy to see that the sign was incorrect after trying to fix it the first time. Sometimes grammar is not as important as we would like to think.
Organ Meats Don't All Taste The Same And Some Shouldn't Be In Burgers
Ground beef is a little bit like mystery meat. You know that it is from a cow, but you don't necessarily know what parts of the cow have made their way into the grinder. There are definitely some organ meats in there, which is okay, but there is a certain area of the cow that should not be thrown into the mix and we are not talking about the head.
The classic 'anus' burger is not one that will tempt anyone who has a look at this menu. Now, an Angus burger, on the other hand, is something people want to eat.
All The Ladies Need To Stop Flashing In The Restroom
While a lot of offices have gender-segregated restrooms, there has been a move to more inclusive ones that are unisex. Unisex bathrooms are kind of a free for all, and restroom etiquette really differs from person to person. According to this sign, the ladies that have been frequenting this restroom have not been flashing people after they are finished using the toilet. Now that must be quite the restroom experience for anyone there.
We're not sure that encouraging ladies to flash in the restroom will keep the restroom any cleaner, but if the sign says it, it must be true.
The Best Thing About These 15 Schools Aren't The English Programs
Billboards are meant to show off what a company or business has to offer. Some public schools also like to show off just how good their educational curriculum is compared to others. We're not sure it takes a billboard to show off how good schools are, but if that was the goal for this one, it didn't quite meet expectations. Any parent interested in sending their kids to a new school would not want to send them to one of these.
The whole point of going to school is to learn how to read, write, do math, and all of those other important life skills. If the person who wrote this sign attended one of these schools, spelling must not have been a priority in English class.
Takes This Medicine Three Hours Before The End Of Your Life
Prescription medicine can do all sorts of things like getting rid of an infection, pain management, help with sleep, and many more. For medicine to be effective, normally you don't want to take it right before you are 'ded.' In fact, one could argue the whole point to taking medicine is to try and keep yourself alive as long as possible. The pharmacist who spelled 'bed' 'ded' probably didn't even catch the mistake.
Always double-check the instructions on your prescriptions, otherwise, you might end up eating wood with it, or trying to figure out when three hours before your demise might be.
All Vegetable Phones Must Be Kept Locked Away Here
Some places like museums and police stations don't welcome the use of cellular phones in their interiors. For museums, that's because everything is carefully climate and light controlled. In police stations, there is a lot of sensitive data that cops don't want to be shared with the world. We're not sure what kind of establishment this sign belongs to, but it is pretty clear that no 'celery' phones are allowed on the premises.
The jury is still out on whether or not it is okay to use a carrot phone, or your run-of-the-mill banana phone.
Come And Grab A Couple Cans Of Delicious Beans And Special Videos
Marketing is all about promoting a product and offering certain incentives to get people to buy it. One local grocer decided to sell their cans of pork and beans for a real steal and managed to get even more attention when they accidentally offered some adult content on the side. Either someone was playing a joke in the newspaper that day, or they just really wanted to hand out some free content.
There were probably more than a few people that were disappointed they didn't get a can of beans with a side of special content.