Bad Grammar Must Die's definitions

deprecated

The past verb or past participle of:

deprecate. n. To express earnest disapproval of; to belittle.

Don't deprecate perfectly good words.

by Bad Grammar Must Die April 2, 2003

fundie

n. Short for fundamentalist. A person who generally holds to extremely Protestant-Christian, social/moral right-wing ideas. Often associated with the more evangelical denominations of Christianity.

They're all such fundies, it's hard to have an objective, open-minded discussion about any religious issue.

by Bad Grammar Must Die April 2, 2003

misspelt

v. (past) to have spelt a word incorrectly.

part. (past) having been spelt incorrectly.

This is a rarely used but often preferred (among the pretentious, eclectic, geeky, artsy, or British) spelling of "misspelled."

I hate it when I read advertisements with misspelt words.

by Bad Grammar Must Die April 2, 2003