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"Sushi has been consumed in Japan for more than 1,000 years but the Japanese had historically preferred tuna, seeing raw salmon as parasite-ridden and unpleasant to the palette. "

English isn't my first language and even I know "palette" is wrong. Is it normal for official news outlets to write stuff like this?



>English isn't my first language and even I know "palette" is wrong.

The "and" in your comment implies that you think that being a native speaker should make someone more accurate with this. In fact it's the opposite. It makes sense that it sticks out to you as a non native speaker. Native speakers are less sensitive to the spelling of homophones (and this is true in many languages, not just English).


Maybe they are painting the fish and find the experience unenjoyable? :)


No. Sometimes the spill checker just auto co-wrecks people.


auto-erotics ... it was sitting right there.


Perhaps a happy accident.


I'm sure you've never made a typo or mixed up two similar words before.


I'm a native English speaker and before your comment, I never noticed that palette, pallet, and palate are different words!


Comprehensive, or Grammar?




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