A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Misspellings
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misspelling (noun, plural: [misspellings])
Simply means: a wrongly spelled word (or spelt! - contrary to what many think, this isnt a misspelling, but a seldom used form of spelled).
Typos, on the other hand, refer specifically to typographical errors (of which typo is an abbreviation), which appeared with the first [printing press] (see [Gutenberg]). They generally occur in printed material, or during the use of an implement or machinery whose output is print-like in appearance (including the printing press itself, [typewriters], computers and their keyboards etc.).
An example of a misspelled word would be: phoenatically, used by the person who provided the previous definition of the word misspellings. Correct spelling of that word is: phonetically.
The reasons for assuming that he misspelled the word, and it isnt a typo, are threefold:on the keyboard, the e key is not in the immediate vicinity of the two adjacent letters (o and n).
the word phonetic has its origins in ancient Greek; many Greek words (and names) use the compound vowel oe (such as: phoenix, Phoenicians, or perhaps the best known one: [Oedipus]). Hence his confusion.
a practical reason: he did not correct his mistake, thinking it was correct.
So much then, for the [differentiation] between an ignorance-induced misspelling and a printing or typing mistake known as typo.
Misspellings meaning & definition 1 of Misspellings.
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the act of spelling a word wrongly, or an example of this:
Misspellings meaning & definition 2 of Misspellings.