Fun with spell-check typos: Solo’s Errant Spell-Check Causes ‘Sea Sponge’ Invasion.
This reminds me of two spell-check related errors from school, which I have mentioned before (I think–too lazy to look): the student who turned in a paper on Federalist #10 wherein everywhere the word “factions” should have been, he has substituted “fascists” and the student of James Joyner’s who turned in a paper entitled: “Federalism: the Sensual Choice” (instead of “Sensible”).
Then, of course, there are just plain ol’ non-spell-check typos.
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March 2nd, 2026 at 3:18 pm
Federalism is indeed quite sensual, and can anyone seriously argue that what Madison really meant to write was:
“Among the numerous advantages promised by a well constructed [i.e. sensual--ed.] union …[is] its tendency to break and control the violence fascism.”
Surely federalism is not as effective a defense against fascism as sea sponges, however. But I don’t think Madison ever really was aware of sea sponges.
March 2nd, 2026 at 3:20 pm
Federalism: the Sensual Choice
And I am sure it was read in Barry White’s voice…
March 2nd, 2026 at 4:15 pm
My English Prof said that while he was in school he turned in a paper on french literature that he ran auto spell check on, while on the phone. His teacher found amusing, but not worthy of a good grade all the times he referred to something as a jackass instead of it’s proper french title.