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Here's your Shmoop du jour brought to you by couches... [Picture of couches in a store]

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Ask anyone at the US Mint, they're where we get our pennies from [Guy holding up a penny]

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Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly? And here are you potential answers...

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Alright we'll give you a hint these words might all sound alike, but one of them is actually spelt with ow instead of ou

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Well unfortunately your ears won't be able to help you you might

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as well just get rid of them yep. All right well how's the option D sounding [Guy rips his ear off]

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well there's no doubt about it this is the correct spelling of doubt all right

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well sorry if your a skeptic but maybe your energy would be better spent denying the

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moon landing either way A is out, what about C Hmmm, nah this is definitely the right way to

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spell couch so it's not the droid we're looking for..

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How about B another day another perfectly spelled word as any big-boned

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individual will be able to tell you stout is spelled with an ou not an ow [Guy swapping dictionaries]

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What about A aha finally the impostor shows himself

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Rowdy is actually spelled with a W not a U so we've got our answer all right [A is circled in green]

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we're done next time we'll tell you where nickels come from, hint there's a reason [Man pulls a nickel from behind the girls ear]

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your mother always told you to wash behind your ears [Girl washing her ear]

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