The act of spelling words incorrectly by using ones that sound similar. There, their & they'
re are the obvious ones, but to 'make a peirce'
ups the
mistake to a whole new level. Generally a Northerner
Example: Every morning the
postman Peirce through the letterbox before posting the
letters. I'm not sure what he's looking for. Occasionally he Peirce through the
window too