My Most Famous Spelling Error

Not much of a lesson today (I hope). This word got some significant “advertising” when I was in 6th grade. Our reading lessons featured a pioneer family and this was the winning word in a spelling bee in their one-room school house. Considering who the writer of this comic is, I’m pretty sure the error is part of the joke.

I don’t need to tell you that the correct spelling is separate, do I?

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Hint: panels two and three.

Easy to miss! But I suspect a more readable font would help.

For more on the subject, look up “homonym” in the site search box on the right. It’s a somewhat tricky subject, involving spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. Here’s an example, sort of.

I do not do this! No deliberate goofs. But I suppose he has a point…

What do you call a deliberate mistake?

Gotta read the whole strip today; no lesson.