Just a quick note about a pet peeve of mine……

As I was reading a story today - one I recently stumbled upon - I noticed an error which seems to be very common and always annoys me. Apparently many authors miss this one, or perhaps I should say many editors miss it.

Many homes have a specific room set aside as the place to eat, as does mine. This room is commonly referred to as the “dining room” - but more often than not I find it spelled as d-i-n-n-i-n-g rather than d-i-n-i-n-g which is not only an incorrect spelling, but not even the same word. Dinning is defined as “making a prolonged, loud, and unpleasant sound.” Whereas a dining room is defined as “a room for consuming food.”

For whatever reason, this seems to be a very common mistake. Without wanting to make a big deal of it, I did want to bring it to the attention of those who repeatedly make the error.