Small doses of the idiotic, hilarious, and downright strange errors that occur in everyday use of the English language.
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Various misspellings of famous names
[actual spelling - incorrect spelling(s)]
Tchaikovsky - Tchiacovsky, Tchivosky (There are alternate ways to spell this name, as it is difficult to translate Russian names from the Cyrillic alphabet, but these spellings are not included in the list of alternatives.)
Goliath - Goliathe, Golieth
Schubert - Shubert
Schumann - Shumann
Mendelssohn - Mehndolson, Mendholson, Mendelson (This one is really hard to get right, but musicians should be able to do it.)
Gretel - Grettle
Liszt - List
Wagner - Wanger
Tchaikovsky - Tchiacovsky, Tchivosky (There are alternate ways to spell this name, as it is difficult to translate Russian names from the Cyrillic alphabet, but these spellings are not included in the list of alternatives.)
Goliath - Goliathe, Golieth
Schubert - Shubert
Schumann - Shumann
Mendelssohn - Mehndolson, Mendholson, Mendelson (This one is really hard to get right, but musicians should be able to do it.)
Gretel - Grettle
Liszt - List
Wagner - Wanger
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