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What A Difference A Letter Makes

Spelling accuracy has nowhere near the clout it had in days of yore. But those who still value correct spelling might enjoy seeing what a change in a letter or two can do to some tried and true concepts.

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Sarchasm: The gulf between the person who makes a cynical remark and the person who doesn't get it.

Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

Karmageddon: When everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes and the Earth explodes.

Decafalon: The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly

Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

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