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A linguistics professor says during a lecture that, βIn English, a double negative forms a positive. But in some languages, a double negative is still a negative. However, in no language in the world can a double positive form a negative.β
But then a voice from the back of the room piped up, βYeah, right.β
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Whose cruel idea was it for the word βlispβ to have βsβ in it?
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The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, The British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as βEuro-Englishβ.
In the first year, βsβ will replace the soft βcβ. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard βcβ will be dropped in favour of βkβ. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome βphβ will be replaced with βfβ. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent βeβ in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing βthβ with βzβ and βwβ with βvβ.
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary βoβ kan be dropd from vords kontaining βouβ and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united Europ vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.
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A man from Peru decided to visit America, although he spoke no English.
Upon reaching it, one of the first things he did was go into a department store.
He found his way to the menswear department, where a young lady offered to help him.
βQuiero calcetines (I want socks),β said the man.
βI donβt speak Spanish, but we have some very nice suits over here,β said the salesgirl.
βNo, no quiero trajes, quiero calcetines (No, I donβt want suits, I want socks),β said the man.
βWell, these shirts are on sale this week,β declared the salesgirl.
βNo, no quiero camisas, quiero calcetines (No, I donβt want shirts, I want socks),β repeated the man.
βI still donβt know what youβre trying to say. We have some fine pants on this rack,β offered the salesgirl.
βNo, no quiero pantalones, quiero calcetines (No, I donβt want pants, I want socks),β insisted the man.
As they passed the underwear counter, the man spotted a display of socks and happily grabbed a pair.
Holding them up, he proclaimed, βEso sΓ que es (Now thatβs it)!β
βThen why didnβt you just spell it in the first place?!β yelled the salesgirl.
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Me: βHello, 911? I want to report a hit-and-run.β
Dispatcher: βWhat was the make and model of the vehicle?β
Me: βIt was a Lamborghini Silhouette.β
Dispatcher: βHow do you spell that?β
Me: βHuh!? Sorry, I mean it was a BMW Z4.β
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How does a dyslexic person spell βbaldyβ?
Badly.
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Had an encounter with a dyslexic witch.
I am safe because she couldnβt spell.
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Why was the book of incantations useless?
Because the author failed to do a spell-check.
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What isΒ Harry Potterβs favorite subject in school?
Spelling.
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When you are stressed you eat ice cream, cake, chocolate and sweets because stressed spelled backward is desserts.
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What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.
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After several attempts to get the customer service agent on the phone to understand his name, my Asian-American friend Appappa decided to spell it out.
βA for apple,β he began, βP for pineapple, p for pineapple, a for apple, p for pineapple, p for...β
The flustered agent interrupted, βI have a better idea,β she said, βjust tell me how many apples and how many pineapples.β
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What creature is smarter than a talking parrot?
A spelling bee.
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Did you know that you only need two letters to spell panda?
You just need P and A.
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Why do Polish people have ski at the end of their names?
Because they canβt spell toboggan.
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Pepito is writing a composition and asks his father, βDad, how do you spell mobile phone?β
Father: βHow it sounds.β
Pepito: βAnd if it is in vibrate mode?β
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A mummy calls a restaurant.
βHello, Iβd like to reserve a table for the pharaoh Sakhrakhotep I.β
βCould you spell it out, please?β said the voice from the restaurant.
βOf course. Bird, two triangles, wavy line, the sun, bird again, jackalβs head, and a scarab.β
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Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.
Right in the middle of the cemetery, they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows.
Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.
βHoly cow, Mister,β one of them said after catching his breath, βYou scared us half to deathβwe thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?β
βThose fools!β the old man grumbled. βThey misspelled my name!β
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Cop Cuisine Point to Ponder:
Do cops like doughnuts better when theyβre spelled Do-Nuts?
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Knock! Knock!
βWhoβs there?β
βSpell.β
βSpell, who?β
βOkay, okay: W. H. O.β
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