From a book I finished last week:
"Leonard is running made over it."
I had to read this sentence for a couple minutes before I realized there was a typo. It did pass Spell Check, though!
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2 comments:
What should it be?
I reckon it should be "mad" instead of "made". I was confused at first by the British expression "made up" but it doesn't apply in this example.
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