Well that's a little gruesome.

Looking at my homepage today, I couldn't help but notice one of the headlines:

And now for a brief spelling lesson courtesy of TheFreeDictionary.com:

pare (pâr)

tr.v. pared, par·ing, pares

1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument: pare apples.

2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving: pared off the excess dough.

3. To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim: pare expenses from the monthly budget.

pair (pâr)

n. pl. pair or pairs

1. Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes.

2. One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.

3.

a. Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating.

b. Two persons who have something in common and are considered together: a pair of hunters.

c. Two mated animals.

d. Two animals joined together in work.

4. Games Two playing cards of the same denomination.

5. Two members of a deliberative body with opposing opinions on a given issue who agree to abstain from voting on the issue, thereby offsetting each other.

6. Chemistry An electron pair.

v. paired, pair·ing, pairs

v.tr.

1. To arrange in sets of two; couple.

2. To join in a pair; mate.

3. To provide a partner for.

v.intr.

1. To form pairs or a pair.

2. To join in marriage; mate.

Now, I may be wrong (it has happened from time to time), but I think the author of the article was probably going for the second word because well, sure Tiger did some things that a lot of people aren't too happy about, but that's no reason to pare him (and it certainly isn't fair to drag someone else into it). At least, I don't think it is...