: I know this is really stupid, but it's something of a
: personal pet peeve: please, please refrain from
: spelling "canon" as "cannon," as
: the latter refers to a large black stick which goes
: boom, and the other, to some extent, doesn't... I'm
: sorry, but it really does bug me, for some reason.
: You know what? Ignore me. Please.
No no it's cool, I know there's two different spellings, I'm just never sure which does with which meaning. Somehow "canon" looks to me like the big boom-sticks fired from pirate ships, and "cannon" seems more literary.