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infomation vs information
 Peloam ·  May 24, 2010

Peloam
Member
Urdu

May 24, 2010  #1

Hi

I found the word "infomation" used a lot in google search results. Is this word another variant of
"information", with an 'r', or is it just a typo? This site is one example of the word "infomation" in a
sentence.

<< Added by moderator: The linked-to site has the headline: Voting Infomation Kansas City.
Please always include relevant content in the post itself. >>

Last edited by a moderator: May 24, 2010

Thomas Tompion
Senior Member
Southern England
English - England

May 24, 2010  #2

Peloam said: 

Hi

I found the word "infomation" used a lot in google search results. Is this word another variant of "information",
with an 'r', or is it just a typo? This site is one example of the word "infomation" in a sentence.

It's just a typo. I don't think it can be ignorance. rm is often misread for m by scanners.
 Copyright
Senior Member

Penang
American English

May 24, 2010  #3

It is certainly a mistake in your link... which is actually here.

e174043
Senior Member
Ankara-Turkey(Türkiye)
Turkish,Azerbaijani

May 24, 2010  #4

I've also seen something like that. If you write "infomation" to google , you can see the results. There
are a lot.

Peloam
Member
Urdu

May 24, 2010  #5

Thank you very much, but there are so many search results here. Is it completely intolerable?

suzi br
Senior Member
Cheshire
English / England

May 24, 2010  #6

Common or not, you should not use it on purpsose!

It's one of the drawbacks of Google, everyone's erratic typing is captured for ever! I am queen of the
typos, and try really hard to be accurate in here, but even then a few get past me (sorry!)

That's where a site like ours can keep you on the straight and narrow, it encougrages me to proof read
and all of us to check our hunches with others!

Looking at Google links for infomation it is amazing how many of them are from up-right places like
colleges and broadhseet newspapers, the first one on mine being the Guardian. This paper is so
famous for poor proof-reading that it's known as the Grauniad by some of us!
Last edited: May 24, 2010

Thomas Tompion
Senior Member
Southern England
 English - England

May 24, 2010  #7

Peloam said: 

Thank you very much, but there are so many search results here. Is it completely intolerable?

It's a mistake, so don't do it on purpose. Many people try to tolerate the mistakes of others.

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