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		dansingerman on Sept 23, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook is not worth $33 billion I think it is always wrong to point out spelling mistakes, except in posts about spelling mistakes.

cromulent on Sept 23, 2010 [–]

Especially as many spelling mistakes are actually typos.

Also, "meanningful" is an excellent example of Muphry's Law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law

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