Spelling mistakes!

[Robin Becker]

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On 2006-01-08, Terry Hancock wrote:
> 
>>BTW, one of the most common programming spelling errors is
>>"deprecate" versus "depreciate" -- I wonder how many people
>>actually realize that both words exist, but have entirely
>>different meanings?
> 
> 
>    The words overlap in meaning. Both can mean to disparage or
>    belittle.
> 
>    Some dictionaries give 'depreciate' as a definition of 'deprecate'.
> 
> 

Well if someone told me my investments were deprecated I'd take that 
differently to them being depreciated.
-- 
Robin Becker