User:Chris the speller

I started out correcting spelling mistakes, and for a while found myself fixing and cleaning a ton of disambiguation pages. I also add to articles when I notice that information is missing, and sometimes this mushrooms into major copyediting.


 * Misspellings can be fun and helpful

Sometimes careless fingers can provide new, useful words. Here are some actual misspellings I have found and fixed, along with my proposed definitions:


 * Pyramoid: (adjective): shaped more or less like a pyramid
 * Fundametal: (noun): a metallic element from the bottom row of the periodic table
 * Succumbled: (verb, past tense): lost its determination and broke into small pieces at the same time


 * Startling facts I have learned while working in Wikipedia:
 * "Hamilton's miniatures are generally of small size ..."


 * Places in the US with names that don't make it easy to guess which US state they are in:

Places Chris has stayed in or flashed through:

and is proud of

 * George Lichty
 * Wayne King
 * Dream a Little Dream of Me
 * Tom Brookshier
 * Thomas D. Howie
 * Patrice Munsel
 * John Sprunt Hill House
 * Elga Andersen
 * Unity Building (Chicago)

and would like to forget
I've already forgotten.