Thursday, October 30, 2008

Tote bags and the like

All this Sarah Palin/Michael Phellps/Queen Latifah talk in the media has served to mask a crucial controversy plaguing every English-speaking Dick, Harry, and Jane today: the correct spelling of the abbreviation for the word "totally."

There are two possibilities:

1) Tot. This is correct, if you consider the fact that "totally" begins with "tot." I endorse this spelling.

2) Tote. This is correct, pronunciation-wise. But tote also refers to a small bag, used by the ladies to carry towels and peanut better, etc.

Please take one moment to think about your position on this issue. Thank you for your time.

2 comments:

  1. Please let me know if I am using it correctly in the following sentence: this blog is tot retarded.

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  2. Yes, whobroughtthesasquatch approves of that spelling of tot. Well done!

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