Tyrrell_McAllister comments on Open Thread: February 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 18 February 2010 10:56:47PM 1 point [-]

Very frequently, someone who is bad at spelling will confuse two homonyms.

The joke was further obscured because "quale" and "quail" aren't homonyms. "Quale" rhymes with "Wally", not "trail".

Comment author: RobinZ 18 February 2010 11:32:51PM 0 points [-]

...did not know that, actually. Thanks!