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Don’t be
embarrassed if you forget the second R in
embarrass – you’re in good company.
Embaras* is a moderate probability typo on the
Ballard List that occurs over 700 times in WorldCat. This includes errors in French – the verb
embarrasser (to embarrass, or to clutter up) also has two Rs in the middle. But keep an eye out for other languages in which the single R may be correct.
Embarassada, for example, means pregnant in Catalan, the official language of Andorra – which coincidentally also has two Rs.
(Pregnancy photo from knowabouthealth.com) Leanne Olson
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