10 words you need to stop misspelling

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Just a pity it doesn't include "bought" and "brought"

 

Good find

Should be a bloody sticky at the top of each section!!!

You're right though, brought and bought do need adding.

Alot??? I have never understood that one. I guess people confuse it with allot.

 

Every time you spell it this way a dolphin gets run over by a jet ski!

 

The big one I always get mixed up is practise and practice.

 

That's like license and licence.

The simple way to remember it is the version with the c is the noun and the one with the s is the verb.

e.g. the F1 teams are practising pit stops ahead of first practice.

Although the Americans mess this up of course!

 

Hmm I always assumed that was just a simple spelling difference between the US and UK forms of English, I always use the c version.

 

I have no idea how some people can get brought and bought mixed up. Did they not go to school?

 

A lot cannot be confused with allot! One is a noun (generally but not exclusively) the other a verb.
Another thing that gets me is the overuse of exclamation and question marks after words.

 

Yes that's sort of alright really as that's what American English uses so it has become acceptable, but I am a stickler for Britsih English

 

Me too, I just find on here you have to use them to get your point across as some people don't seem to understand English on its own

 

Yes!!!!

 

The digital age spells the downfall of the English language.
(pardon the pun)

 

Disagree; spellchecker FTW

 

The one that really annoys me is people substituting "have" with "of". I see it all too often on here.

 

@wurzel
on my search of infos about a Hayward & Scott exhaust I found this posting from you at this nice forum:
I have a full H&S 3" system on my classic, I phoned them up and told them what I needed as it needed to conform to my TÜV paperwork and they made it for me no question. Sports cat downpipe, resonated centre pipe and the custom made backbox to match my dimensions. Can't fault it or them.
I´ve got some question cause I´m also live in Germany and want to mount the Hayward & Scott too. Maybe I could ask you some details via email if it´s ok for you. what´s your email?
I don´t have found an other way to contact you cause there´s no mailbox or email or something else.
SORRY AT ALL. I don´t want to disturb you!!
kind regards rob

 

Defiantly used in place of definitely. I see it all too often.

That 'loose/lose' conundrum must keep the dullards awake at night!!

 

@ Schrobatt.

Du hast PN.

 

A good thread to find upon my return

That list would be my top 10 too (although to and too would probably get a place instead of the mis-spelling of weird).

By the time i'm pushing up daisies, English as we know it will probably be all but unrecognizable. RIP proper words and proper spelling.


ps if anyone knows of any threads where it might be construed that i've avoided answering something in the last 10 days or so, please could they let me know, thank you

 

Telboy old chap. By the time you are pushing up the daisies perhaps you could learn to use "I" instead of the text speak "i" which has no place on here.

And I think it should be PS. btw

dl

 

You often see Carnt instead of Can't these days as well.

 

It isn't a conundrum though is it? They are two different words meaning two different things connected only by the stupid!

 

It should actuually be p.s. since post and script are both abbreviated

And who knows, somebody might have found the Long Lost Personal Pronoun Capitalisation Anomoly scripture by the time they're lowering me *Then* i'll conform

 

But that's true of most of the words on this list, they're all homophones, so why bother learning the difference. And that's where English is headed, a phonetic means of communication, not a language with real words etc. "Progress" they tell me.

 

'Wouldent' & 'Couldent' are all to familiar on here. Also 'bin' seems to be used instead of 'been'

 

I'll make sure they get the headstone rite

And it's "actually" and "Anomaly" btw

d

 

It should actually be P.S.

 

And bargins on Ebay. Genuinely spelt like that.


Actuually


Hello Spoon, capital letters still troubling you?

 

 

The simplest way is to fit in 'advice' or 'advise' in the sentence you are writing because these 2 words sound different. If it doesn't sound right with the 'S' it'll be the 'C'.

 

Afternoon, Telboy. They appear to be troubling you more.