CAN YOU SPOT the misspelled word?
I won’t apologize for pointing this out. I’m a wordsmith. An English minor, mass communications major. A former newspaper reporter. Long-time writer and poet. Proofreader. And if I go back something like 50 decades, an alternate to the Redwood County Spelling Bee.
Now math, I stink at that. But words, oh, how I love words. And Peanut Buster Parfaits.
HOW ABOUT YOU? Can you spell? Are you a word person, a numbers person, both or something else?
© Copyright 2018 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
I feel I am a words & numbers person. Nothing drives me crazier than someone writing the wrong to, too, two or there, their, or they’re!! What really irritates me is when teachers I know spell something wrong 😜 Not to mention someone pronouncing words incorrectly like calling a bonfire a “bombfire” 😜 “Warsh” is another 😜! When did they add an r to wash? As far as numbers go- I just enjoy them! I’ve always had a thing for remembering birthdays and special days of people. Did you know for instance that if you’re married on a Saturday, your first anniversary will be on a Saturday again either 5 or 6 years later depending on how many leap years fall in between? But it will always be on a Saturday 11 years later or any multiple of 11!! I probably would have enjoyed being an accountant- but don’t think I could have sat in an office that much!
I expect your ability to remember numbers is a significant asset in your job as a rural mail carrier. Randy always wanted to be a mail carrier, but ended up as an automotive machinist.
You made me laugh with the “warsh” and “bombfire,” which I’ve never heard.
I see it and I am guilty of correcting spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc. I did look up the definition of a par fay and did get a reference to parfay (one word) related to parfay is parfait. The definition of parfay is interj. 1. my faith, verily. I love a good mystery behind a word I do not know the meaning off – hello! dictionary time. Happy Day – Enjoy 🙂
Well, then, you just taught me something. I had no idea that “parfay,” one word, was a word. If you were my student, I would thumb a gold foil star onto your spelling test sheet. Well done, my curious friend.
Love a gold foil star 🙂 Much better than the red pen – ha!
You’re right on that.
OK so parfait is misspelled. I’m thinking the signage is done through DQ,wonder if other outlets have the same sign??? maybe. Also I think sundae is spelled wrong too, everyone knows it’s spelled Sunday.
I can always count on you to make me laugh. That’s a good question about whether the signage came from corporate.
I m a taribl spelr! Numbers OK but spelng ………………..nah not so good! I use spell check all the time
You definitely proved your point in this comment. 🙂 Well written, Don.
Hey maybe it’s Spanish. As in “for people named fay”. Oops, that would be “para Fays”.
🙂
Welcome back, Greg. Good to have you back from wherever you have been. I missed your humor.
If you are reading a book from the public library and notice some discreet little correction marks, I may have been the one did a little editing in the book. I can’t help it.
I’ve been tempted to make corrections when I see errors in books. Only once have I done so in a public library book.
I am wondering if they did that misspelling on purpose to catch one’s attention??
Maybe, but probably not.
Might be intentional
What would be the reason behind misspelling parfait?
I’m also a word person. As for the word “warsh’, That is a word that comes from the Southern states. My grandma was born in Arkansas, and she and her siblings used that word. As a young child, I thought it was a word. It was for my grandma. I would never have thought about correcting her.
Thanks for sharing that “warsh” story. I expect each area of the country has its unique pronunciation of words. For example, I do not use the word “ant” for “aunt.” But we Minnesotans tend to draw out our long “o”s.
Did you mention the spelling to an employee? It’s kind of funny – but, also too bad it’s so obvious.
I must admit that I didn’t even notice the misspelled word until I saw the image on my computer screen. So, to answer your question, no, I didn’t tell an employee.
Oh dear, yes, noticed that right off the mark Audrey. Its ‘parfait’, with a stronger emphasis on the ‘fait’, not to be confused with ‘fey’ which can mean a little bit odd, fairy like or otherworldly. Can just see my French teachers eyes rolling. Like you, I was an English, languages, music student. We might not always say, but we ‘notice’.
You are hereby awarded a gold foil star atop your spelling paper.
I like your comment: “We might not always say, but we notice.”
Well it is a very blazing error, isn’t it? Par Fay. Hmmm. I wonder why they have it spelled incorrectly. After doing a little checking I see that Webster considers it an obsolete word (and one word with no space) but the meaning was – my faith, verify- which makes me wonder why it is no longer a word. Do words just drop out of our vocabulary? How does a word become obsolete? I know a lot of words I would like to make obsolete. 🙂
Kudos to you for taking the time to look up par fay (parfay), just as another reader did. See the other comments. You two are stars of the spelling class.
I’m not the best with spelling and grammar but I always try to read what I write over and use spell check. One thing that annoys me is adults who write and speak in texting lingo. Nothing is worse than an adult speaking OMG or #omg
I agree. I personally dislike LOL.
I am definitely a word person. I hate math and numbers. I also like “par fays.” I can catch a glaring mistake in someone else’s work, but still consistently miss my own mistakes after I hit the publish button.
Isn’t that true? When we work closely on a writing project, we often can’t see our errors. Unless we set it aside for awhile and then review.