I am blaming Dunkin' Donuts for the fact that people incessantly spell the word doughnut as donut, which is incorrect. Yes, it is easier to write it this way, but I really believe that people just don't know that it's spelled as doughnut. They have no idea that Dunkin' Donuts just spells it that way for slang.
What sparked my need to write about this is because I saw it spelled as donut two times on Twitter today. Twitter and Facebook are the forums that I usually see all of the grammatical errors that bother me so much.
It's not that I'm some type of a snob, because I know that's how a lot of people see people like me who get annoyed about grammar mistakes. I will not correct someone on Facebook in public about a spelling mistake (unless I'm in a really bad mood and I dislike the person.) I just really think that how you present yourself on these public forums is really important, especially as you grow older. That's why this blog is what I needed. Somewhere to blow off my steam when I get mad thagt people can't speak or write correctly.
So back to doughnuts. In conclusion, I think the popular coffee chain really ruined it for the world and now no one knows how to spell the actual word! That's my theory.
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