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Spelling Errors We Should See

The internet is so full of transpositions of its/it’s and their/they’re/there that I often have to re-read correct usages multiple times out of surprise.

I recently wondered why we don’t see whore/who’re transpositions.  Structurally, it’s similar to its/it’s, but I wonder if the pronunciation difference between the two (aside from some British dialects) allows people to keep them straight in their heads.

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