Uninterested/disinte rested

Uninterested/disinterested

And that is copied and pasted from the mobile site.
(My iPad is normally set to the desktop version.)

Uninterested/disinte rested

This is the thread title I have got on my iPad.

Oh, that's odd, Bluebell. On my iPad, which uses the laptop version, it's misspelt. On my iPhone, where I use the mobile version, it's correct.

The wonders of the Internet!

So disinterested means neutral?

No Suedonim I’m on mobile and the spelling is erroneous

You can remember the difference in meaning between the two words if you recall that .... an umpire must never be uninterested in the game and always disinterested in the outcome.

I think the spelling 'error' is only showing on the laptop version. It's correct on the mobile version of GN.

I don’t think it’s pedantry to use words properly.

The space turned up on my laptop too.
I'm glad someone else has brought up the uninterested/disinterested clash here, My red pen was itching!
As cabbie pointed out the two prefixes 'un' and 'dis' both have negative connotations. They show up more clearly in 'unused' and 'disused'; not to mention 'misused'!
Isn't English wonderful!

Definitely a space on my iPad disinte rested

Sounds hilarious Dora!

No space on my phone, laptop or Kindle! That's got me really puzzled!

I CBA either..

I love rocket salad!

As to the rest I’m just not interested.......

Rocket salad

Can you please publish the little book of her sayings on GN? Pretty please?

DoraMarr that made me laugh out loud - 'rocket salad'

I used to work with someone who spouted malapropisms. Once, when introducing me to some OFSTED inspectors, she said “Dora is my Deputy, but she teaches a class, so she has a foot in both pies.” Another one we heard regularly was “It’s not rocket salad.” We kept a little book with all her sayings.

I've been shouting at the TV when people misused disinterested, however, I looked it up in a dictionary and found it could also be used in the same way as uninterested. Maybe it is a modern usage. It still grates with me. I agree about 'font' of knowledge!

Autocorrect seems to have removed any spelling mistake and/or spaces
It bothers me a bit too people using disinterested incorrectly. My Dil is famous for her egg corns. She told me someone was a mind of information -which I like. Off his own back instead of bat is a regular variation.
The wrong track rather than tack.
Towing the line rather than toeing.
She claims to be dyslexic but I find it hard to believe as she is a successful college lecturer.
I wouldn't dream of correcting her so it is nice to be able to share on here.

annoys! I must slow down.

just!

No space on mine either but I did notice missing bracket ?. I hate wrong word being used but I'm sure I do it at times. My pet hate though is "an accident has been cleared." I know its jus7g a quick way of saying it but it anmoys me.

Space on mine in the title

Nor on mine!