16 Times When A Simple Spelling Fail Changed Everything

The English language contains an extensive variety of words, so it makes sense that some of them would be spelled and pronounced quite similarly. With homophones like "blue" and "blew" and homonyms like "dove" and "dove," it's honestly a wonder that people can learn English as a second language at all.

But even people who grew up speaking the language can have some trouble spelling commonly used words, and the results of such mistakes are sometimes enough to change the entire meaning of a sentence.

Even though it may not always be right to laugh at other people's mistakes, sometimes you just can't help it. Just like these construction fails that are almost too funny for words, spelling errors can also inspire some serious laughter in the right circumstances. But before you get a giggle out of other people's mistakes, you might want to take this quiz and see if you might be apt to make the same errors in your writing. I thought I was a spelling ace, but I had way more trouble than I thought I would.

If you want to see just how much of a difference just a letter or two can make, take a look at these spelling fails that transformed normal phrases into hilarious ones. I can't believe no one caught number 7… and now it's in public for everyone to see!

Make sure you SHARE these hilarious mistakes with all the English nerds in your life!

1. When this elk loin became a lot more controversial

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2. When baby Jesus' first miracle request was to turn water into Diet Dr. Pepper

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3. When this item was designed for a different kind of party than you had in mind

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4. When this vegetable tasted funny. Almost a little meaty. Almost a little...

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5. When these pumpkins conjured up mental images of Cousin It standing over you while you sleep

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6. When something a lot worse than the past made the decision to tattoo this woman

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7. When this McDonald's special was a bit too meaty for my preferences

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8. When this classic game went from fun to terrifying really fast

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Whether or not this one was intentional doesn't make it any less terrifying.

9. When even your Blackberry phone went on a diet

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10. When this pizza guy just couldn't "wiin" when it came to labeling the orders

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11. When you found out the hard way about what happens when your kids start hanging around the nerdy group at school

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12. When this mistake would have been acceptable if the cakes had been square, or rectangular, or anything but round

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13. When this mesclun salad grew a beard

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14. When this place was totally not owned by a genie

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15. When this service was there to help you rule England and behead your wives

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16. When you were out of luck if you needed to pee and weren't wearing your Batman mask

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