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Pointless peeve.
I've seen this misspelling quite a few places and on several different LJs. The word is:
froufrou
Sometimes it's frou frou or frou-frou, depending on the dictionary, but not frufru or froofroo.
It's not a surprising word to misspell. It's heard more than it's seen, and it has an onomatopoeic quality that makes people believe that it's a baby word or some such thing that wouldn't be in a dictionary. And yet, it's over one hundred thirty years old.
So now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
FriNYTX: 13. Grrr, 58A. FriLATX: 8:30.
froufrou
Sometimes it's frou frou or frou-frou, depending on the dictionary, but not frufru or froofroo.
It's not a surprising word to misspell. It's heard more than it's seen, and it has an onomatopoeic quality that makes people believe that it's a baby word or some such thing that wouldn't be in a dictionary. And yet, it's over one hundred thirty years old.
So now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
FriNYTX: 13. Grrr, 58A. FriLATX: 8:30.
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