Rouge Angles of Satin: Difference between revisions

[[File:angel-angle.jpg|frame| Top: A cute [[Our Angels Are Different|angel]]. Bottom: Acute angle. If you can't tell the difference, you're being [[A Worldwide Punomenon|obtuse]]. [[Overly Long Gag|Right]]?]]

 

 

 

This leads to two distinct problems:

* bias/biased

** Bias is an intangible concept. A person cannot be "bias" any more than they can be "anger" or "happiness". They may, however, be ''biased'', and possess bias.

** I was really bored (uninterested) with what was written on the teacher's broad (wide) whiteboard, so I bored (dug) a hole in the floor board (wooden plank) to escape.

* born/borne

* desert/dessert

** The Sahara is a desert (DE-zert), you desert your post (de-ZURT), you get your just deserts (de-ZURT), but a dessert (de-ZURT again) is a yummy pudding. You can also use "just desserts" if you're making a pun, but the original phrase uses single-s "deserts", in the now-obscure (other than in that phrase) meaning of "something you deserve".

** Interesting observation: Mount Desert Island in Maine was discovered by French explorers, so the "desert" is pronounced as per the French pronunciation of the word, which sounds like "dessert," that is, of course, unless you speak the local dialect, where it is pronounced how it sounds. And you thought Newfies had it bad…

** And don't get either of these confused with "Deseret", which was the proposed name for Utah before it was admitted to the U.S..

** If your pants were any looser, you would look like a real loser.

** ''Lose'' has ''lost'' an o. ''Loose'' has an extra o, and extra space between the l and the s, [[Really Gets Around|the hussy]].

* manner/manor

** In a manner befitting a gentleman, mind your manners when you visit stately [[Batman|Wayne Manor]].

 

== Rogue/Rouge ==

** We already had to deal with people mispelling the Rouge... [[Wretched Hive|Rogue Isles]], the setting of ''City of Villains'' (and name source for the expansion) for years.

** But... But... No! When Going Rogue is released it is ''heroes'' who will be able to go rouge! Villains will go blue. No?

** It should be noted that many powersets associated with Going Rouge are accused of being overpowdered.

*** [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Why would they be powdered in the first place?]]

* And now that [[Sarah Palin]] has chosen the title for her new book, the confusion is multiplied.

** And some people are releasing an Anti-Palin book called ''Going Rouge''. Yes, that has about as much to do as red as "alot" has to do with being a real word. The book also has just about the same exact cover.

** Doesn't help that she is a government spy, a.k.a. rogue. Who wears some crazy facial makeup, a.k.a. rouge.

*** And then in ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' there's the anti-hero trio called the Babylon Rogues. Yep, they get subjected to this as well.

** A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Q0_DgXHG0 commercial for ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' Happy Meal toys in Pakistan] actually ''pronounced'' her name as Rogue. She was also modeled in such a way that she isn't identifiable as Rouge at all—she looked more like a "he" and appeared to be a mouse or rat. Perhaps the only reason we know for sure that it was supposed to be Rouge is that it showed a picture of the toy, which has a stock image of Rouge on it.

* Similarly, there was a character from late in the ''[[Ranma ½]]'' manga named "Rouge"; it was perhaps both karma and inevitable that some [[Fanfic]] writers would start calling her "Rogue".

* "Rouge boomers" are epidemic in ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' [[Fanfic|fan fiction]]. They're supposed to rampage, not apply makeup.

* The old CCG ''Guardians'' featured a "rouge specter". It was not red.

* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' prequel ''On the Origin of PCs'', Haley Starshine's CV (actually, her character sheet) has her class as "rouge", which [[Deadpan Snarker]] Roy points out. She's no cosmetic product, after all.

* In ''[[The Noob]]'', Clichequest features guild facilities for [http://www.clichequest.com/index.php?pos=19 Rogues (and Rouges)].

* A certain faction in ''[[Freelancer]]'' is entitled the Liberty Rogues. Naturally, some ''Freelancer'' forums can't help but discuss the "Liberty Rouges".

* This is also happens to be a "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110416233757/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2004-02-12 touchy subject]" for the thieves guild in ''[[Nodwick]]''. See also [[Berserk Button]].

* This editor recalls an example where the error wasn't in the spelling, but the outcome fits the trope too well to pass up. When this editor's sister and her friend were playing ''[[Disgaea]]'', they decided to name their thief character "Rouge" (they may even have consulted me as to spelling). However, after hearing the characters' voice, they had a reverse [[Samus Is a Girl]] moment. They decided to keep his name as it was, but to pronounce it "Rogue".

* ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]'' fanfiction often focuses on the mysterious order known as the Rouge Archers.

* Watch out when discussing that turn-of-the-century French nightclub, which was called "The Red Windmill" because it was, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a red windmill]] (a [[Moulin Rouge]]). A moulin ''rogue'' is something [[Don Quixote]] would have dealt with.

 

== Angel/Angle & Satan/Satin ==

* "Angle" and "Satin" for "Angel" and "Satan" are infamously common, cheerily deconstructed in [http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/3580737.html this fanficrants post].

* You'd be surprised how many people are convinced that ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'''s Sephiroth was a [[One-Winged Angel|One-Winged Angle]], and that the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion pilots]] fight [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYIimWk6YY geometry].

** Speaking of which, you'd be surprised how many variations of that name exist. Sometimes done on purpose to circumvent the "each name can only be used once" rule on forums and online games. Hence, Legolaz, Legollas, Llegolasz, ad absurdum.

* The [[Fan Translation]] of the DS version of ''Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary'' has Yu intentionally call Satan "Satin", among other wrong names.

* "Begone, dark angles!" "We will deal with their kind hardly!"—Menalaus ([[Pox Nora]])

** Well, he may be ''[[A Worldwide Punomenon|curt]]'', but he's no ''angel''...

* But not even Satin could stop [[Christian Humber Reloaded|Christian Humber]].

** To be precise, "duct tape" is the [http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ eggcorn]. "Duck Tape" is both a trademark and the original name of the product, which was made out of cotton duck cloth. It was renamed "duct tape" because people kept mispronouncing and misunderstanding it. The tape itself, ironically enough, was not originally designed for use in ventilation ducts at all; rather, it's believed that "Duck Tape" was first used by the military, to prevent moisture from getting into ammunition containers.

*** However, the term "duct tape" was already in use in writing before the war, and predates any record of the "duck" version. [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Duct tape#Etymology|discusses this extensively.]]

* A speaker or writer ''implies'' his meaning without outright saying it. His audience ''infers'' what he meant. It's surprising how many people are aware of the two words but manage to confuse them.

* There's a reason [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cannon_%28disambiguation%29 this article] on "[[Canon|Cannon]]" exists in the ''[[Transformers]]'' Wiki, and it involves this trope...

** The pope lays down the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090406172223/http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-TheBalticWarCD/TheBalticWarCD/1635-The%20Cannon%20Law/index.htm cannon law] in the [[1632|1632 series]].

** ''[[Tsukihime]]'' sees your [[Christianity Is Catholic|canon]] and raises you [[media:ciel bfg.png|a cannon of canon.]] That is a cannon which ''literally'' wipes from existence those things which aren't in the Church's canon.

** This whole sequence is [[Gannon Banned|CANNON BAN]][[A Worldwide Punomenon|NED]].

* V'''io'''la is an instrument in an orchestra. V'''oi'''là (or voila) means "ta-da, presto, behold!," etc.

* Look up the phrase "a pedal stool" (in quotes) on Google and see how many of the results are about glorifying someone by metaphorically placing them on a pedal stool, as opposed to a pedestal. "A peddle stool" and even "a petal stool" are about as common.

* Another interesting [[Freudian Slip]] is to mispell "martial arts" as "marital arts". Though if found in some ''[[Ranma ½]]'' [[lemon]]s, it can be [[Martial Arts and Crafts|intentional]].

** Before it was evidently edited, the [http://pics.livejournal.com/the_dark_cat/pic/0001t7ac last page] of the [[Crack Fic]] [[Fan Web Comic]] ''[http://the-dark-cat.livejournal.com/4001.html Batman and Sons: Rivalry]'' used this while describing a potential adoptive daughter, which combined with the other adjectives makes for [http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e232/misterblackpanther3/ba11.jpg that extra bit of horrifying.]

** It appears in ''[[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft auto: San Andreas]]'', on the billboard of a usable gym in San Fierro. Easy mistake to make but [[Refuge in Audacity|since this is this]] ''[[Refuge in Audacity|GTA]]''...

* [[Spider Robinson]] has reported more than once seeing a graffito reading "Death to anyone wearing a turbine". Presumably it's all right to wear any other type of engine... or a turban.

 

=== Comic Books ===

* Any ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' storylines featuring PJ Maybe contain intentional spelling errors for PJ's narration.

 

 

* In ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', the local newspaper is extremely prone to this. {{spoiler|The town council eventually kills the editor for this}}.

* In ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'', Riggs is standing outside the South African embassy (he can do little else to the movie's [[Big Bad]] at this point, [[Diplomatic Impunity|because of his diplomatic immunity]]) with a sign that says "End Aparth''ie''d". Arguably intentional; Riggs certainly made a point of making sure the villain knew he was there.

 

=== Literature ===

* Marshall McLuhan's book, originally titled ''The Medium is the Message'', became ''The Medium is the Massage'' [[Throw It In|after the author fully embraced a typo]].

 

 

=== Live-Action TV ===

** Similarly, in the fourth episode of the second series, George (aka Mr. Sands) gets a job teaching English to foreign students. His reaction to seeing the graffiti "Mr. Sands Suck Cocks" on the school's bathroom mirror is to comment "For god's sake! It's Mr. Sands sucks cocks. Singular, not plural -- gah, have I taught you nothing?", and then use a marker pen to correct said graffiti. Of course, he is caught doing this by his boss.

* The French dub of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' seriously mangled the infamous "Jaffa joke" in episode "Seth", by confusing a "Horus Guard" with a "Horse Guard".

 

=== Music ===

* [[Yo La Tengo]] have a song called "The Story of Yo La Tango", as a joke about their band name frequently being misspelled that way. Ironically enough, this leads to people "correcting" the song title: Even All Music Guide's track-listing for ''I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass'' lists it as "The Story Of Yo La ''Tengo''". The CD-text that appears when you put the CD into your computer adds "Yes -- it should be Tango!" after the song title.

* Mr. Bungle deliberately used this by calling an early demo tape ''Bowel Of Chiley''. Some unsanctioned re-releases of this demo mistakenly rendered the title ''Bowl Of Chiley''.

 

=== New Media ===

* [[Super Smash Bros.|Three words:]] [http://super-smash-bros.wikia.com/wiki/Tires_don_exits Tires don exits].

* There used to be a spoof website for a company named ''Games Worksop''. Unfortunately, it seems to have been removed—all that turns up on a search for "Games Worksop" on Google is 2000 misspelled pages...

** Many of these are also seen on [[FSTDT]] although there the most common misspelling of "Bible" is "Babble" as in "Wholly Babble"

 

 

=== Video Games ===

* ''[[Dance Dance Revolution|DDRMAX2]]'' has the song ''Little Boy (Boy Oh Boy Mix)'', but the music select menu calls it the "[[Ho Yay|Boy On Boy]] Mix" thanks to a typo and the fact that the H key is directly above the N key on a standard QWERTY keyboard. According to legend, this originated with a fansite typo that Konami staff turned into an [[Ascended Meme]] for laughs.

* In the HD version of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', the subtitles misspell soldier as "solider" during the line "And, like a true soldier, she saw through it to the end".

 

=== Web Animation ===

* Homsar, the infamous [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and [[Talkative Loon]] from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', owes his ''very existence'' to this trope. He was originally created as a joke to make fun of a fan letter's misspelling of "Homestar".

 

=== Web Comics ===

** [http://mariokidd319.deviantart.com/gallery/34263928#/d4qhzlt This one] has Scootaloo saying "AGGRED!" (instead of "AGREED!") to the other Cutie Mark Crusaders, which is especially [[Egregious]] as it was in a larger font then the rest of the dialog.

* Used for a punchline in ''[[Casey and Andy]]'' [http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=584 #584].

 

=== Web Original ===

* "[[Literal Genie|Photoshop Troll]]" genre ''embraces'' requests with typos.

** [https://twitter.com/fjamie013 James Fridman] has "[[Eyes Do Not Belong There|Eyefell]] [[Eiffel Tower Effect|Tower]]" [https://twitter.com/fjamie013/status/720683486366076929] and, yes, "tattoo of an angle with little wings" [https://twitter.com/fjamie013/status/706191845747982336].

 

=== Western Animation ===