Shocking...
Jan. 10th, 2014 10:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stickmakerMaybe I'm only noticing because It's attracted my attention, but I am increasingly seeing people typoing "lightning" as "lightening."
The first is a discharge of natural electricity. The second is weight reduction or increasing illumination.
There was actually a cartoon about this in an aviation magazine several years ago. A dim-bulb pilot heard folks praising their "lightening" holes and decided to get some of his own by flying through a storm.
The first is a discharge of natural electricity. The second is weight reduction or increasing illumination.
There was actually a cartoon about this in an aviation magazine several years ago. A dim-bulb pilot heard folks praising their "lightening" holes and decided to get some of his own by flying through a storm.
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Date: 2014-01-12 12:37 am (UTC)