Re: OT: English speakers' typo

[john]

> Another one I've seen frequently over the past few years
> is the use of "loose" instead of "lose."  I find this
> one particularly jarring.

I learned that one when I lost a spelling bee at the
age of about 9; my father kidded me about it because
of cousins named Loos.

Much more irritating recently on the net is "alot"
instead of "a lot".

And my most common typo is probably "teh".