Why can't anyone spell 'martial law' correctly?

[The Blue Flower]

Gen. George Marshall has nothing to do with it.

[tanyev]

1. Martial law, Marshall Plan, Marshal Dillon.

[StarfishSaver]

30. Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Marshals ...

[walkingman]

2. Just more evidence that our education system is sadly failing us.

[Mariana]

25. it has been sadly failing us for a very long time, then.

Many of the people who misspell it went to school a long, long time ago.

[shelshaw]

3. Has something to do with the statue of limitations

[MineralMan]

4. You can spell it correctly.

I can spell martial law correctly. So can most people. Only a tiny minority of people can't spell it correctly.

I once saw it written "Marital Law," so there is that, too.

That's not a real issue.

[hlthe2b]

9. But, but, but... it is MARTIAN law, right?

[Blues Heron]

5. Marshalls - not to be confused with Jordan Marsh?

[hlthe2b]

6. Some days it seems few spell anything correctly. It bugs me because I am a "sight" speller

(I never learned to spell phonetically, but rather am usually very accurate from visual memory of how a correctly spelled word "looks" )

So, it really does bother me, though I don't usually point them out.

[Hugin]

7. It's too close to 'marital law' for their comfort?

Philanders, as they are?

I dunno.

[North Shore Chicago]

8. !

Martia! Martia! Martia!

I honestly don't have the foggiest.

[panader0]

10. Not to be confused with marital law.

[PJMcK]

11. It's simple, really

Those who misspell "martial" can't marshal the resources to spell it correctly.

[Siwsan]

12. Jan Brady just popped into mind: 'Martial, Marshall, Martial!!!!'

Sorry. I rarely make Brady Bunch references, unless they are to the style I'm currently removing from my house.

[MissB]

17. That was funny

[marmar]

13. Honestly I don't see it misspelled that often.

[Silent3]

14. "Marshall law" is a special variant of "martial law" under which...

...the spelling "Marshall law" is deemed correct.

At gunpoint.

[Bucky]

32. approved

by the reigning magistrate

[mtnsnake]

15. Merriam Webster: "Laying Down the Law on 'Martial' and 'Marshal' Not to mention 'marshall'"

Martial is an adjective used to describe things related to the military or war. This is the adjective used in "Martial Law." Marshal can be used as a noun referring to a ranked position in the fire or police department and the military, and is also a verb meaning "to lead or direct a group in a careful way." Marshall is an established variant of "Marshal" and also used for proper names and places.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/laying-down-the-law-on-martial-and-marshal-and-marshall

[niyad]

16. Spell check?

I have seen spell check do some very weird things.

[Arthur_Frain]

18. Because 100 was the mean for IQ tests when that test was conceived.

These days, the mean is a cool room temperature, kiddo.

The lack of education of the American people (even on this site) is simply astounding.

[Turin_C3PO]

26. Funny because

the young people in our society are the ones who support Trump the least. So I doubt it's any new development in our education system.

[cojoel]

19. There is a series of comic books called Marshal Law

that started in 1987. I have never seen it, but it came up one time when I did a google search.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_Law_%28comics%29

[PCIntern]

20. Mars shall invade?

[safeinOhio]

21. Alternative Spelling rule #3.

If the reader understands what you wrote, it is correct.

[Chipper Chat]

22. If the president declares marsha law....

".then it is NOT illegal. "

[HAB911]

23. Does it have anything to do with

Marital Aids?

[NurseJackie]

24. I went to school with Marsha Law.

[Towlie]

27. dont bee a speeling nattsi. its ok too spel rong iff peepel no wat u meen.

 
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[Bucky]

28. "This makes me very angry, very angry indeed."

[USALiberal]

29. Silly. nt

[frogmarch]

31. Similarly,

I found the name of the Mann Act of 1910 confusing. Named after Congressman James Mann of Illinois, (wiki) ...it made it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose." It was also called the White Slave Traffic Act. Of course it was.

For years I didn't know it was the name of a federal law. I thought it was "the man act," and that it meant rape. I think my mom did too, because I'd heard about it from her as she warned my sister and me about certain kinds of men who might want to perform the man act on us.

By the way, it was a DUer who informed me about the actual Mann Act.

[Totally Tunsie]

33. Good Lord...

there are multitudes who can't get "there", "their", and "they're" correct. Talk about needing some correction...!

[RichardRay]

34. Because they have no idea what it means? N/T