Unpresidented or unprecedented?

Yes, it must be a typo or careless mistake - it should be 'unprecedented'.

English words can be so confusing - it's not uncommon for you to spell a word wrong/wrongly, no matter whether you're a learner of English or the presiden elect of the United States.

There are only 26 letters in English, but a million English words - a word is just a combination of English letters. So, no wonder there are so many confusing words - they look alike and/or sound similar. How about 'ethic or ethnic', 'stationary or stationery'?

So, be careful, not to misspell a word - it can be so embarrassing to misspell a word in a formal occasion. The president-elect must have learned his lesson from the misspelling incident - 'unpresidented' doesn't mean you have never been a president before:)

'typo' - 'a typographical error'

'unprecedented' - 'never have happened before'

'president elect' - 'the person who has been voted to be president'

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Expector Smith December 28, 2016 12:22

Thanks Evangelina!
Expector Smith December 25, 2016 1:26

Thanks Jeffrey!

You have reason to worry about that and you're not alone in feeling that. I wonder how powerful is powerful enough to change the world - are his hands tied or is he allowed to be a 'dictator'? Maybe he deserves such a chance - he'll learn how to be a reliable president.

I hope it will turn out that this planet can't be destroyed at will:)
Expector Smith December 23, 2016 11:29

Thanks, A738a, Batuhan!
A738a December 22, 2016 14:28

That's because he wants to make English "great" again. It's going to be "something terrific". "Yuge" even!

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