Chaffing: the use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule.
Chafing: soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction.
And from the ever wonderful xkcd.com:
From the wonderful xkcd.com
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North Downs Way 100
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D’oh!!
Fewer, less
Breathe and breath
Yup. That’s me!!
Insure and ensure…
This guy makes me giggle in an insane way.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
I LOVE that cartoon.
It is a classic.
Ha 🙂
*runs off to check comment on previous post*
*Returns….Pride intact.*
Phew! (Though I would expect nothing less.)
are they pronounced the same way? In Afrikaans we have a slang word chaffing (pronounced ch-aa-fing the aa like in aardvark) which basically means – are you joking with me? You would say, ‘you are chaffing me, right?’
but i would imagine in this case you are not chaffing (afrikaans style) about your chafing – hope it is better soon xx
Chaffing like riff raff and chafing like waif.
YES!!! This!!! And when people say “chaFFing” … grrrrrrrrr!
Not just me then 🙂