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Weather.... Published: 11/24/2008  Misspellings, grammatical
mistakes dumb down language  I REMEMBER taking a spelling test
in high school a long time ago that included the word
"meteorology." I botched it badly, and the teacher took great
delight in telling the class "that's the worst spell of weather
I've ever seen." Obviously he'd been hoping somebody would mess
up so he could drop his joke on us. I never misspelled it again.
I don't mean to pick on the kids, because language abuse cuts
across all age groups. But you see spelling mistakes all the
time on the outdoor signs at fast-food places where so many
young people work. I've seen "Bergers." I've seen "Frys."
However, I assume grownups are responsible for the huge sign
over the front door of a store in Dallas, Texas. The sign reads:
"Bargin City." Maybe the sign is too big and too expensive to
change, or maybe they just like the notoriety it brings.  Much
closer to home, I still remember the