David K
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BAJA SPELL CHECKER '07 (most misspelled places)
Perhaps it is time again to remind Nomads that if a place is spelled wrong, you may be in the wrong place or worse!
NOTE: This post is for fun and education on the places we love! We should at least spell the places correctly, no?
Here is a list of places I can think of off hand, I see spelled wrong most often (I can add to it with your input)...
Here is the CORRECT (and): Incorrect spelling
BAJA: Baha 
TIJUANA: Tiajuana
TECATE: TKT 
ALGODONES: ??? (how did Max say the sign spelled it?)
ROSARITO: Rosarita (Yes, it is really Playas de Rosarito)
ENSENADA: Encinada, Ensinada
SANTO TOMAS: Santo Thomas
SAN FELIPE: San Felipi, San Felippi
SAN QUINTIN: San Quentin, San Quinten
PUERTECITOS: Puertocitos (one of the most often misspelled places in Baja)
SANTA YNEZ (or INES)*: Santa Ynes, Santa Inez
(The owner prefers 'Ynez', but maps and road signs maintain that it is 'Ines'... The last straw on insisting it is 'Ynez' is when I bought a shirt
from Matilda there, spelled 'Ines'!)
ALFONSINA'S: Alphonsina's
LAGUNA CHAPALA: Laguna Chapalla
SANTA ROSALILLITA: Santa Rosaliita
SAN FRANCISQUITO: San Fran&%$#@?
GUERRERO NEGRO: Guerro Negro (the next most often misspelled place in Baja)
MALARRIMO: Mallarimo, Mallarrimo
VIZCAINO: Viscaino
BAHIA ASUNCION: Bahia Asencion
MULEGE: Muleje
LORETO: Loretto
LOS BARRILES: Los Barilles
Anyway amigos, if you can suggest more Baja places you have seen misspelled in publications, signs or on the Internet please reply and I will add
them!
[Edited on 10-12-2007 by David K]
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BAJACAT
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Here is my share
correct-Incorrect
San Felipe-San Felo
Puertecitos-where it the @&%$?# is this place at.
Guerrero Negro-Black Warrior
Playas de Tijuana-Playas
Playas de Rosarito-Rosaro
Mexicali-Chicali
Parque Nacional Constitucion de 1857-Laguna Hanson
Laguna Juarez-Laguna Hanson
Calamajue-Calamague
[Edited on 10-12-2007 by BAJACAT]
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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DianaT
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Hey,
Tijuana has been called Tia Juana---remember those great pictures FDT posted? So out of respect for history, maybe Tia Juana is OK.
I seldom notice the errors and would never correct anyone's spelling. I know I make spelling errors----some real and some are typos---just don't
think it is that important, JMHO
[Edited on 10-12-2007 by jdtrotter]
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BajaGeoff
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Here are a few that I have noticed...
Correct - Incorrect
Scorpion Bay - Scorpian Bay
Border - Boarder
Salsipuedes - Salsapuedes
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DENNIS
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How about "Smell Check" for some of these claims of mayhem on the road south? They all can't be true.
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vgabndo
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Hey wait a minute...
Isn't that JEFF Hill???
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
How about "Smell Check" for some of these claims of mayhem on the road south? They all can't be true. |
IMHO, if this board had a BS meter, there'd be a lot less stuff to read. I take it all with a big grin (below) and big grain of (sea) salt.
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tortuga
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Spell check
Good point , where is the spell check in the "post reply" area . Wish I was in Las Barrels ! OOOOOOOPS !!
Saloodos Tartooga
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tortuga
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I need one !
Hose A ,
Can I get one of them at Home Depot . I could really use one at work !
Tortuga
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bajajudy
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Salsapuedes
What is this......dance if you can!
I am all for that. I think that we should dance whenever we can.
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ElFaro
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Baja Place Names Spelling Bee
Peachalingay...or Pitchalingay...or Pichalengue...the list is endless.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned it !
Correct form > BAHIA PICHILINGUE
"a corruption of Vlissingen or Flushing in Holland, the home port of Dutch freebooters; the term came to be applied to buccaneers of any nationality"
- from Gehard & Gulick ed. 1970, pg. 204.
These kind of nuggets found in the G&G were definitely from Gehard - he was the one who spoke and read fluent Spanish and did the research of the
meaning behind the historical Baja past!!
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David K
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ElFaro, did you see that spelling published somewhere? I will happily add Baja place names misspelled online, in books or on signs...
Now, time for some football!
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bajalera
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Fine, Judy, gimme the salsa puedes. Can I have some more totopos with that?
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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