Eric and Tracy are at my house. We were comparing photos of Richard Pryor with a Multnomah professor. Really, Richard Pryor could be a black twin of Ray Lubeck. They look so similar. "It's uncanny!" I exclaimed.
"It's uncanning," Eric corrected.
"No, the word is 'uncanny,'" I insisted.
"I've always heard it said 'uncanning.'"
Tracy waved an olive branch between us: "I think it actually is 'uncanny' but people always say 'uncanning.'"
I was already pulling out my laptop. I quickly opened up google and typed "Define: uncanny" into the search field. Several definitions popped up and I swiveled the screen to show Eric.
"See," I said smugly.
"Now type 'uncanning,'" he insisted.
I sighed, but complied. "No definitions found for 'uncanning,'" replied Google.
"HA!"
Uncanning---busted!
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