Santa Clause

Usage notes

 * Due in part to the standardization of the Santa Claus spelling in pop culture and modern media, in addition to children in general being more likely to misspell words or names due to their age, the Santa Clause spelling is now often regarded as another such misspelling or typo, although numerous 'letters to Santa' printed in newspapers show that the spelling is still used by some children who otherwise spell all other words correctly. Use of the Santa Clause spelling is also sometimes attributed to children seeing the titles of the The Santa Clause series of movies and not realizing the intended pun, resulting in them associating the spelling with the character instead. This may be true in some modern cases of its use, but there are also numerous examples of the spelling being used long before the movie existed.