Lonely London Lad - How We Can Save MySpace

MySpace is reportedly losing users to other services, most notably Facebook. As a musician with many fans and friends on MySpace, this is of concern to me.

There is much speculation on what the reasons are. The rampant malware on MySpace, embedded in the ads that run across the site, is probably the biggest reason.

Second is that many user pages, with no limit on how many gadgets and gizmos can be on there, take impossibly long to load.

Third is the amount of spam (promotions, event invitations, bad band invites, multiple recipient messages, chain letters, etc.) that MySpace users are subjected to.

But fourth is definitely the fact that MySpacers have a reputation for being bad spellers.

I have spoken to countless people who cited "poor spelling" among MySpacers as being the biggest reason they have set sail to more promising digital shores. While it doesn't bother me in the slightest, poor spelling drives many people nuts. Some people jump out windows when they spot a misspeling. (I just misspelled 'misspelling' to prove that point).

So I am going to do a public service here and try to single-handedly staunch the flow of MySpace emigres. And I'm going to do it by targeting the three most commonly misspelled words on MySpace. (I have received so many comments and messages that I have subliminally detected what these words are.) If you follow my tips, you will never misspell them again, and the world will be a better place, MySpace will stay in business, and you will save many people from jumping out of windows.

So, without further ado... the words...

Correct	Incorrect	Tip
Awesome	awsome, awesom, awesum	Just remember that the root is "awe"
Definitely	defiantly, definitly, defnitly	Remember that the word "finite" is inside it.
Weird	wierd	This an exception to the "i before e except after c" rule

Test What You Just Learned

Correct this sentence: "This is defiantly the wierdest and most awesum band shirt I've ever seen. Bye it in are Shop."