Learn how to spell

[difa 114]

Remember folks,

The author of this post is following the rules. The title of the post gives the subject away....now if they made the subject "puppies" or "free chocolate" and that was what got you to read the post and they were discussing how the use of english is poor..then ok.

But they didn't so lets chillax

[difa 114]

Here's my addition. It bothers me when people add the letter "s" to words that don't need it and don't add the "s" when it is.

[123crod 170]

Wow people get so mad over the smallest things! We have to be able to talk about other things. They are not naming names. Just discussing. We should all be able to post with no mispelled words or very few. I am a Graphic Designer/Typesetter for a printing company. I look at words all day and after 30 years of looking at 1000's of words and different fonts in an eight hour day it is very hard for me to proof-read my own work so I have a proof-reader (person).

You would be surprised by how many mispelled words are in the newspaper, magazines and published books or on professional websites. Why? Because the person who types it thinks it is right as they set it up just as I would and think it is right because it looks right as we have been looking at it for hours and those words just look right. There are many times I might set a contract book anywhere from 100 - 500 pages of type and I do not read it I only format it. Not my job to read every word and check spelling only to fomat it

You can use spell check but it will check the words but if you used the wrong word and it is still spelled right it will not draw your attention to it such as you wanted to say lose but you wrote loose, it will not correct it as it is a word just the wrong word.

I have a very bad habit of mis-spelling Protein sometimes I spell it right . . . but other times I spell it protien and many others do too. I think we all should reread our post before we push that button. It only takes a minute.

It will keep the people from the other forums from visiting and going back and say those LapBanders can't spell must be the Band. lol

So if you find a mispelled word in my posts and I am sure you can . . . it might be I had a long day at work so just insert the correct word as you read . . . thanks so much. I will start reading twice now before I push that button.

cheri

(Sometimes I capitalize my name and sometimes I don't depends on my mood. So that doesn't count)

[NWgirl 574]

I think coming on a thread created to express annoyance at incorrect spelling/word usage and then berating those involved in the discussion is ridiculous.

Frankly, it's called a pet peeve. I, personally, do not think someone is less intelligent because they can't spell properly, but it also does not mean that I don't get annoyed at seeing it.

My father, who couldn't spell to save his life, is a commercial airline mechanic and pilot. He is one of the most intelligent people I know and can look at an engine and know precisely what's wrong. If I were to try and do what he does, I would fail miserably because it is something that takes practice. His inability to spell and his admittance to such does not mean he is a stupid man.

I think you are reading way too far into this thread.

[Shoshanna 98]

Mispellings, incorect punctuation: and Wrods in CAPS make me crazy.

[Jachut 487]

I said Americanisms can drive nuts - like eating off OF a plate, you dont need the of. But to be fair, so do some of our on Australianisms. Also known as boganspeak. Here, the very uncultured use the word "yous" instead of you. As in "see yous later" or rather "see yuz layda". Ick. We dont all speak like Kath n Kim here, lol.

[1shauna1 129]

I hope I don't get my head bit off for this (and I don't think it means someone is less intelligent because they don't know the difference; just maybe they don't have a head for words/language) but LOOSE and LOSE....drives me a bit crazy. I was an English major and am a court reporter so I have to deal with spelling & grammar all day long!\

EDIT - and I had to go back and edit a grammatical error! Ug....my bracketed sentence isn't really correct either!!

[elcee 3,340]

The problem is that our children are not being taught how to spell correctly. They submit work at school that is full of errors and the teachers do not correct it or mark them down because of it. SMSing and computers also make them lazy and often they have no idea of the correct way to spell something. Spell check is a nightmare as it gives the American spelling even if you have some other form of English selected( NB If you are American then obviously that is fine) and as others have already pointed out it does not check grammar.

The way things are going we will eventually get to a point where no one can spell and that will make reading the written word extremely difficult.

[elcee 3,340]

Oh and I noticed a spelling mistake on the ticker tape thing on the news today. Liberral instead of Liberal. You would think the media would check thoroughly before going to air.

[Humming Bird 275]

This is a very old thread I'm sure I may have posted in it at some point. My spelling and grammar get pretty bad sometimes, but not so bad people don't know what I'm trying to say.

Y'all can't expect me to be perfect in EVERY way

[Krussell19 217]

Hahahaha is all im gunna say.. Someone else will notice what i noticed and get a good chuckle.

[fnicole 7]

Hahahaha is all im gunna say.. Someone else will notice what i noticed and get a good chuckle.

What? You mean the op's poor sentence structure? Lol

[123crod 170]

100 Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English

Here are the 100 words most commonly misspelled ('misspell' is one of them).

A

•acceptable - Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled -ible, sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK.

•accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accidental" in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly.

•accommodate - Remember, this word is large enough to accommodate both a double "c" AND a double "m."

•acquire - Try to acquire the knowledge that this word and the next began with the prefix ad- but the [d] converts to [c] before [q].

•acquit - See the previous discussion.

•a lot - Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.

•amateur - Amateurs need not be mature: this word ends on the French suffix -eur (the equivalent of English -er).

•apparent - A parent need not be apparent but "apparent" must pay the rent, so remember this word always has the rent.

•argument - Let's not argue about the loss of this verb's silent [e] before the suffix -ment.

•atheist - Lord help you remember that this word comprises the prefix a- "not" + the "god" (also in the-ology) + -ist "one who believes."

B

•believe - You must believe that usually comes before [e] except after [c] or when it is pronounced like "a" as "neighbor" and "weigh" or "e" as in "their" and "heir." Also take a look at "foreign" below. (The "i-before-e" rule has more exceptions than words it applies to.)

•bellwether - Often misspelled "bellweather." A wether is a gelded ram, chosen to lead the herd (thus his bell) due to the greater likelihood that he will remain at all times ahead of the ewes.

C

•calendar - This word has an [e] between two [a]s. The last vowel is [a].

•category - This word is not in a category with "catastrophe" even if it sounds like it: the middle letter is [e].

•cemetery - Don't let this one bury you: it ends on -ery nary an -ary in it. You already know it starts on [c], of course.

•changeable - The verb "change" keeps its [e] here to indicate that the [g] is soft, not hard. (That is also why "judgement" is the correct spelling of this word, no matter what anyone says.)

•collectible - Another -ible word. You just have to remember.

•column - Silent final [e] is commonplace in English but a silent final [n] is not uncommon, especially after [m].

•committed - If you are committed to correct spelling, you will remember that this word doubles its final [t] from "commit" to "committed."

•conscience - Don't let misspelling this word weigh on your conscience: [ch] spelled "sc" is unusual but legitimate.

•conscientious - Work on your spelling conscientiously and remember this word with [ch] spelled two different ways: "sc" and "ti." English spelling!

•conscious - Try to be conscious of the "sc" [ch] sound and all the vowels in this word's ending and i-o-u a note of congratulations.

•consensus - The census does not require a consensus, since they are not related.

D

•daiquiri - Don't make yourself another daiquiri until you learn how to spell this funny word-the name of a Cuban village.

•definite (ly) - This word definitely sounds as though it ends only on -it, but it carries a silent "e" everywhere it goes.

•discipline - A little discipline, spelled with the and the [c] will get you to the correct spelling of this one.

•drunkenness - You would be surprised how many sober people omit one of the [n]s in this one.

•dumbbell - Even smart people forget one of the s in this one. (So be careful who you call one when you write.)

E

•embarrass (ment) - This one won't embarrass you if you remember it is large enough for a double [r] AND a double .

•equipment - This word is misspelled "equiptment" 22,932 times on the web right now.

•exhilarate - Remembering that [h] when you spell this word will lift your spirits and if you remember both [a]s, it will be exhilarating!

•exceed - Remember that this one is -ceed, not -cede. (To exceed all expectations, master the spellings of this word, "precede" and "supersede" below.)

•existence - No word like this one spelled with an [a] is in existence. This word is a menage a quatre of one with three [e]s.

•experience - Don't experience the same problem many have with "existence" above in this word: -ence!

F

•fiery - The silent "e" on "fire" is also cowardly: it retreats inside the word rather than face the suffix -y.

•foreign - Here is one of several words that violate the i-before-e rule. (See "believe" above.)

G

•gauge - You must learn to gauge the positioning of the [a] and in this word. Remember, they are in alphabetical order (though not the [e]).

•grateful - You should be grateful to know that keeping "great" out of "grateful" is great.

•guarantee - I guarantee you that this word is not spelled like "warranty" even though they are synonyms.

H

•harass - This word is too small for two double letters but don't let it harass you, just keep the [r]s down to one.

•height - English reaches the height (not heighth!) of absurdity when it spells "height" and "width" so differently.

•hierarchy - The i-before-e rule works here, so what is the problem?

•humorous - Humor us and spell this word "humorous": the [r] is so weak, it needs an [o] on both sides to hold it up.

I

•ignorance - Don't show your ignorance by spelling this word -ence!

•immediate - The immediate thing to remember is that this word has a prefix, in- "not" which becomes [m] before [m] (or or [p]). "Not mediate" means direct which is why "immediately" means "directly."

•independent - Please be independent but not in your spelling of this word. It ends on -ent.

•indispensable - Knowing that this word ends on -able is indispensable to good writing.

•inoculate - This one sounds like a shot in the eye. One [n] the eye is enough.

•intelligence - Using two [l]s in this word and ending it on -ence rather than -ance are marks of . . . you guessed it.

•its/it's - The apostrophe marks a contraction of "it is." Something that belongs to it is "its."

J

•jewelry - Sure, sure, it is made by a jeweler but the last [e] in this case flees the scene like a jewel thief. However, if you prefer British spelling, remember to double the [l]: "jeweller," "jewellery." (See also pronunciation.)

•judgment - Traditionally, the word has been spelled judgment in all forms of the English language. However, the spelling judgement (with e added) largely replaced judgment in the United Kingdom in a non-legal context. In the context of the law, however, judgment is preferred. This spelling change contrasts with other similar spelling changes made in American English, which were rejected in the UK. In the US at least, judgment is still preferred and judgement is considered incorrect by many American style guides.

K

•kernel (colonel) - There is more than a kernel of truth in the claim that all the vowels in this word are [e]s. So why is the military rank (colonel) pronounced identically? English spelling can be chaotic.

L

•leisure - Yet another violator of the i-before-e rule. You can be sure of the spelling of the last syllable but not of the pronunciation.

•liaison - Another French word throwing us an orthographical curve: a spare , just in case. That's an , too, that sounds like a [z].

•library - It may be as enjoyable as a berry patch but that isn't the way it is spelled. That first [r] should be pronounced, too.

•license - Where does English get the license to use both its letters for the sound in one word?

•lightning - Learning how to omit the [e] in this word should lighten the load of English orthography a little bit.

M

•maintenance - The main tenants of this word are "main" and "tenance" even though it comes from the verb "maintain." English orthography at its most spiteful.

•maneuver - Man, the price you pay for borrowing from French is high. This one goes back to French main + oeuvre "hand-work," a spelling better retained in the British spelling, "manoeuvre."

•medieval - The medieval orthography of English even lays traps for you: everything about the MIDdle Ages is MEDieval or, as the British would write, mediaeval.

•memento - Why would something to remind of you of a moment be spelled "memento?" Well, it is.

•millennium - Here is another big word, large enough to hold two double consonants, double [l] and double [n].

•miniature - Since that [a] is seldom pronounced, it is seldom included in the spelling. This one is a "mini ature;" remember that.

•minuscule - Since something minuscule is smaller than a miniature, shouldn't they be spelled similarly? Less than cool, or "minus cule."

•mischievous - This mischievous word holds two traps: before [e] and [o] before . Four of the five vowels in English reside here.

•misspell - What is more embarrassing than to misspell the name of the problem? Just remember that it is mis + spell and that will spell you the worry about spelling "misspell."

N

•neighbor - The word "neighbor" invokes the silent "gh" as well as "ei" sounded as "a" rule. This is fraught with error potential. If you use British spelling, it will cost you another : "neighbour."

•noticeable - The [e] is noticeably retained in this word to indicate the [c] is "soft," pronounced like . Without the [e], it would be pronounced "hard," like [k], as in "applicable."

O

•occasionally - Writers occasionally tire of doubling so many consonants and omit one, usually one of the [l]s. Don't you ever do it.

•occurrence - Remember not only the occurrence of double double consonants in this word, but that the suffix is -ence, not -ance. No reason, just the English language keeping us on our toes.

P

•pastime - Since a pastime is something you do to pass the time, you would expect a double here. Well, there is only one. The second was slipped through the cracks in English orthography long ago.

•perseverance - All it takes is perseverance and you, too, can be a near-perfect speller. The suffix is -ance for no reason at all.

•personnel - Funny Story: The assistant Vice-President of Personnel notices that his superior, the VP himself, upon arriving at his desk in the morning opens a small, locked box, smiles, and locks it back again. Some years later when he advanced to that position (inheriting the key), he came to work early one morning to be assured of privacy. Expectantly, he opened the box. In it was a single piece of paper which said: "Two Ns, one L."

•playwright - Those who play right are right-players, not playwrights. Well, since they write plays, they should be "play-writes," wright right? Rong Wrong. Remember that a play writer in Old English was called a "play worker" and "wright" is from an old form of "work" (wrought Iron, etc.)

•possession - Possession possesses more s than a snake.

•precede - What follows, succeeds, so what goes before should, what? No, no, no, you are using logic. Nothing confuses English spelling more than common sense. "Succeed" but "precede." Precede combines the Latin words "pre" and "cedere" which means to go before.

•principal/principle - The spelling principle to remember here is that the school principal is a prince and a pal (despite appearances)--and the same applies to anything of foremost importance, such as a principal principle. A "principle" is a rule. (Thank you, Meghan Cope, for help on this one.)

•privilege - According to the pronunciation (not "pronounciation"!) of this word, that middle vowel could be anything. Remember: two s + two [e]s in that order.

•pronunciation - Nouns often differ from the verbs they are derived from. This is one of those. In this case, the pronunciation is different, too, an important clue.

•publicly - Let me publicly declare the rule (again): if the adverb comes from an adjective ending on -al, you include that ending in the adverb; if not, as here, you don't.

Q

•questionnaire - The French doing it to us again. Double up on the [n]s in this word and don't forget the silent [e]. Maybe someday we will spell it the English way.

R

•receive/receipt - I hope you have received the message by now: before [e] except after . . . .

•recommend - I would recommend you think of this word as the equivalent of commending all over again: re+commend. That would be recommendable.

•referred - Final consonants are often doubled before suffixes (remit: remitted, remitting). However, this rule applies only to accented syllables ending on [l] and [r], e.g. "rebelled," "referred" but "traveled," "buffered" and not containing a diphthong, e.g. "prevailed," "coiled."

•reference - Refer to the last mentioned word and also remember to add -ence to the end for the noun.

•relevant - The relevant factor here is that the word is not "revelant," "revelent," or even "relevent." [l] before [v] and the suffix -ant.

•restaurant - 'Ey, you! Remember, these two words when you spell "restaurant." They are in the middle of it.

•rhyme - Actually, "rime" was the correct spelling until 1650. After that, egg-heads began spelling it like "rhythm." Why? No rhyme nor reason other than to make it look like "rhythm."

•rhythm - This one was borrowed from Greek (and conveniently never returned) so it is spelled the way we spell words borrowed from Greek and conveniently never returned.

S

•schedule - If perfecting your spelling is on your schedule, remember the [sk] is spelled as in "school." (If you use British or Canadian pronunciation, why do you pronounce this word [shedyul] but "school," [skul]? That has always puzzled me.)

•separate - How do you separate the [e]s from the [a]s in this word? Simple: the [e]s surround the [a]s.

•sergeant - The [a] needed in both syllables of this word has been pushed to the back of the line. Remember that, and the fact that [e] is used in both syllables, and you can write your sergeant without fear of misspelling his rank.

•supersede - This word supersedes all others in perversity. This is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede. Supersede combines the Latin words "super" and "sedere" which means to sit above.

T

•their/they're/there - They're all pronounced the same but spelled differently. Possessive is "their" and the contraction of "they are" is "they're." Everywhere else, it is "there."

•threshold - This one can push you over the threshold. It looks like a compound "thresh + hold" but it isn't. Two [h]s are enough.

•twelfth - Even if you omit the [f] in your pronunciation of this word (which you shouldn't do), it is retained in the spelling.

•tyranny - If you are still resisting the tyranny of English orthography at this point, you must face the problem of [y] inside this word, where it shouldn't be. The guy is a "tyrant" and his problem is "tyranny." (Don't forget to double up on the [n]s, too.)

U

•until - I will never stop harping on this until this word is spelled with an extra [l] for the last time!

V

•vacuum - If your head is not a vacuum, remember that the silent [e] on this one married the and joined him inside the word where they are living happily ever since. Well, the evidence is suggestive but not conclusive. Anyway, spell this word with two s and not like "volume."

WXYZ

•weather - Whether you like the weather or not, you have to write the [a] after the [e] when you spell it.

•weird - It is weird having to repeat this rule so many times: before [e] except after...? (It isn't [w]!)

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

When you post, does it have spell check?

If so, where is it?

[Krussell19 217]

What? You mean the op's poor sentence structure? Lol

Lol no but someone was complaining about how much they hate when people spell something wrong. The post was one sentence and had 2 words spelled incorrectly. How can you complain about others when you cannot spell.