Cruising the web this week, I found my new favorite internet typo:

“My sediments exactly!”

This little gem appeared in the comments section of a blog post. Two days later I cannot remember what the main article was about, but I am still chortling about the sediments.

For the record:

sediment – the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. The dregs. Examples could include pebbles, silt, or sand.

sentiment – a feeling, opinion, or attitude

image by Prawny at freedigitalphotos.net

I can only assume our well-intentioned commentator intended the latter. When I see things like this, the little Grammar Patrol imps in my head turn on the siren in their Grammar Patrol car and hunt down the perpetrator. However, today I am enjoying thinking of ways I can legitimately incorporate this new phrase into my day.

While swimming in a river:

“Ew! Don’t put your feet down! It feels gross!”

“My sediments exactly.”

image by Yongkiet at freedigitalphotos.net

“Honey, it’s time to clean out the fish tank.”

“My sediments exactly.”

image by PANPOTE at freedigitalphotos.net

“Stir the sweet tea a bit longer. I still see sugar on the bottom.”

“My sediments exactly.”

image by tiverylucky@freedigitalphotos.net

What are some of your favorite easily confused words?

As Miss Manners would say, “Let’s clean up our language, gentle readers.” And those are…