Calendar Fail

6 Responses to Calendar Fail

1. LucyFair on February 11th, 2009 at 9:06 am

   That’s a tough one for me. I’m German, and calendar in German is “Kalender”. I never know whether it’s spelled with an ‘a’ or an ‘e’ in the last syllable.

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2. L on February 11th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

   I once had to correct an elementary school teacher who had “calender” spelled out on the wall in big letters.

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3. wildmustard on February 11th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

   calendAr
   lavendEr

   I edit papers for a living and I still have to think about this sometimes …

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4. Dinger on March 3rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm

   You are all dumber than the people in these posts.

   In Canada, that big country above you (and the remainder of the English-speaking world), the word is spelled “Calender”, only Americans spell it “Calendar”.

   Chances are, some dumb arse American took a picture of this in another country, thinking how clever they are.

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   • Topie on March 4th, 2009 at 9:31 am

     @Dinger
     Um, no, it’s not. It’s always spelled calendar. Everywhere. Including Canada and the rest of the English-speaking world. (Interestingly, there actually is something called a “calender” but it’s a machine for smoothing paper, cloth etc.)
     Oh, and don’t assume everyone commenting on this blog is American- Canada is not above me, I’m in Ireland.

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5. Lia on March 16th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

   Colander of a spellchecker though,

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