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May. 17th, 2004 06:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyVERY IMPORTANT.
The word is NOT backround. It is backGround. It comes from the word "back" and the word "ground". A small amount of thought should convince you that "round" doesn't come into it at all. If you're ever inclined to say "backround", remember that the Bad Spelling Demon eats little boys and girls for dinner if they refuse to spell correctly. I won't tell you what he does to adults.
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Get it right!
The word is NOT backround. It is backGround. It comes from the word "back" and the word "ground". A small amount of thought should convince you that "round" doesn't come into it at all. If you're ever inclined to say "backround", remember that the Bad Spelling Demon eats little boys and girls for dinner if they refuse to spell correctly. I won't tell you what he does to adults.
B A C K G R O U N D
Get it right!
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Date: 2004-05-17 04:06 pm (UTC)*Tiny voice*
Then I realised that I had completely and utterly made up in my head the content of your post and that if I read your version, the question would be answered. Consequently, I return to my original reaction.
There are people out there who spell if backround? Seriously? And enough to warrant a complaint? I'm stunned.
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Date: 2004-05-17 04:13 pm (UTC)2. Yes
3. Yes
All the time. And it's gone beyond the pale. NOT beyond the pail, beyond the pale.
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Date: 2004-05-17 04:28 pm (UTC)They could at least make a more logical error, like bacground. Or do you possibly pronounce it slightly differently your side of the pond...