The Wrong Word Entirely, # 45

A brief return to astrologers’ mangles:

Link: John Hayes — Traditional Astrology, ‘Aquarius Monthly Horoscope — June 2014’

For the uninitiated (which apparently includes this astrologer), the term is ‘turning retrograde’. Has John Hayes become a victim of Mercury, whose retrogrades herald communication problems, or is this another parapraxis?

earning retrograde

Spellchecking Is Never Enough, # 82

This example contains the problematic cliché discussed yesterday, but the focus today is on the verb:

Link: John Hayes, Traditional Astrology. Weekly Horoscope for Taurus, 16 August 2013

Three nouns and a singular verb…

Not Washed or Cooked, # 38

The last one in this thread is a site that featured a few days ago, and here offers a range of mangles:

Link: The Spiritual Gift | Tarot Cards Page 2

Not Washed or Cooked, # 37

There are methods of divination and character analysis other than astrology, of course:

Link: eHow | How to Calculate a Numberology Birthdate

It's a common error. The URL here hints at an earlier misspelling:

 Link: Sacred Haven | Numerology Basics

Not Washed or Cooked, # 36

An unusual planetary misspelling occurs in the book description here:

Link: American Federation of Astrologers | Books | Cal Garrison, The Astrology of 2012 and Beyond

Not Washed or Cooked, # 35

Another mangled Zodiac name:

Link: Solution Astrology | Sun Sign Basics | Saggitarius-Capricorn Cusp

Not Washed or Cooked, # 34

Continuing the thread, it's not just Tarot terms that cause problems for astrologers:

 Link: Astrology for the 21st Century, 'fullmoon virgo picses'

and, it would seem, for clothing sellers:

Link: eBay, 'PICSES ASTROLOGY Adult Unisex T-shirt. Horrorscope'

Not sure if the 'horrorscope' is a genuine error or a genuine pun…

Not Washed or Cooked, # 33

Following on from yesterday's post, here's another word that Tarot readers need to check carefully, perhaps by comparing the spelling in the heading with the card being posted beneath it:

Link: Lotus Tarot | Tarot Card Meanings | The Hierophant

This problem isn't uncommon. Here's one that might have benefited from checking the integrity of the rest of the heading too ―

Link: Spellboundsue | The Hierophant

― although, as it turns out, the spelling on the depicted card wouldn't have helped in this case:

Finally, another variant spelling:

Link: The Spiritual Gift | Tarot Cards Page 2

Not Washed or Cooked, # 32

There are some words you really should be able to spell if you're offering Tarot readings. This is one of them:

Link: The Awareness Shop | Lisa'a Tarotscopes