Yeah, just ask someone how often they masticate. " (Score 1)

In a similar move tell people they are wearing garments and see how offended they get. I would argue that garments is further from garbage than astrology from astronomy, but people are still insulted. The simple fact is we as a species fill in the blanks with what we expect over what we actually see and hear, often without knowing we've done so. Sometimes it is useful, as with being able to ignore or instantly comprehend misspelled words. Sometimes it hurts us, like when we replace the word in our minds, but the initial word was intentional.