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Subject: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 06/13/06 at 6:24 pm

What are some words that you misspell, and no matter how hard you try to imbed it into your memory, you still butcher them every time?  ;D

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 06/13/06 at 6:36 pm

I might get them right, I might get them wrong.  I'm a pretty good speller but I have a hard time nailing these two:

renaisance
(aw crap, I can't remember what the other one was!  I had it a second ago....darn  :-\\)

Well, there's one anyway.  I'll come back with the other when it comes back to me  ::)

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: GoodRedShirt on 06/13/06 at 6:43 pm

Definately - Definitely

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 06/13/06 at 6:56 pm

Chocolate is one of them for me. I always put Chocalate.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: whistledog on 06/13/06 at 9:39 pm

I used to spell "t-h-e" as "t-e-h", but now I seem to spell it "h-t-e"  :-[

I always have troubles spelling Ballistic, but it's not really a word I would use often, unless I was talking about that movie with Antonio Banderas ;D

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: MidKnightDarkness on 06/13/06 at 9:58 pm


Definately - Definitely



;D I was just coming in here to post that.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 06/14/06 at 8:34 am



renaisance


I NEVER get that one right.


Definately - Definitely


I do that too!!!

Most of my errors are due to the fact that I'm a lazy typist.  I always manage to botch up maintenence (is that right?)

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Trimac20 on 06/14/06 at 10:39 am


Definately - Definitely


I used to do that too - until I took note of it.

Anything with a double 'll' , double 'r' or double 't' - like parallel. I used to spell 'ancient' as 'aincient' alot. I spell 'psychedelic' like 'psychadelic.' 'Rythm.' - is that how you spell it? Lots of others.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/14/06 at 12:44 pm

Midieval (?)
Pieces/Piece

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 06/14/06 at 12:47 pm


Midieval (?)
Pieces/Piece


Always!!!!

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Trimac20 on 06/14/06 at 12:50 pm


Midieval (?)
Pieces/Piece


I used to not now how to spell 'Medieval' as well. Also weird/wierd, those sort of words.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 06/14/06 at 1:30 pm

;D Too funny..

I also should join the " I can never use an apostrophe right" club.  ;D

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 06/14/06 at 1:31 pm


;D Too funny..

I also should join the " I can never use an apostrophe right" club.  ;D


and me, the semi-colon abuse club.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 06/14/06 at 1:33 pm


and me, the semi-colon abuse club.


Exactly!  ;D

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 06/14/06 at 7:08 pm


and me, the semi-colon abuse club.


I finally learned to use a semi-colon correctly when I taught language arts in middle school as a substitute teacher.  If you want to learn something, teach it.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 06/14/06 at 7:28 pm

vociferous. 


It's a crapshoot everytime I use the word whether or not I'll spell it right.  And "renaissance" is French for "rebirth" as "naissance" means "birth".

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 06/14/06 at 10:13 pm

Miscellaneous
(I think that's correct, but I can't always get there)

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: karen on 06/23/06 at 6:14 am


;D Too funny..

I also should join the " I can never use an apostrophe right" club.  ;D


Perhaps you should read this and this

another that might make useful reading here

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Gis on 06/23/06 at 10:15 am

'Received' I used to have that written out on a post-it which was attached to my work pc !

I'm miles better at punctuation now, I was *completely* useless. I always forget new paragraphs, commas etc...........

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Gwen on 06/24/06 at 6:55 am

thier, geuss, and wierd....and yes I know they're spelled wrong  ::)

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Davester on 06/25/06 at 9:18 am


vociferous. 





   LOL!! Yeah, me too...I use that word all the time...!

   Prone to misspell words where the "i" goes before "e" except after "c" (and I have to repeat that to myself...)

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/06 at 9:21 am

When typing quickly the word could is type as colud and field becomes filed. The typed as t-e-h always catches me out.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: gemini on 06/25/06 at 5:02 pm

restraunt/restaurant  I always screw that one up  :-[

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/06 at 1:01 am

The word wrong is always spelt wrong

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 06/26/06 at 8:27 am

which is it...


smelled; smelt
spelled; spelt

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: karen on 06/26/06 at 9:03 am


which is it...


smelled; smelt
spelled; spelt




I've just checked in a dictionary because I was sure.  Apparently either version is acceptable

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 06/26/06 at 8:06 pm

rhythm

rythm


It looks wrong any way I do it and it's a really stupid word for a musician to not be able to spell  :-\\

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Foo Bar on 06/26/06 at 10:21 pm

I don't have this problem, but

Martial vs. Marshall

...is a big pet peeve of mine. 

Martial:  Of, or having to do with Mars, specifically, Mars in  his role as th God of War. 
Marshal: (verb) To bring a bunch of folks together.  (noun) In most military systems, one of the highest miliary ranks, e.g. Field Marshal, the guy whose job it was to position all his forces on the field of battle.
Marshall:  A general who came up with a pretty cool idea to rebuild Europe after WW2.

To wit:

Marshall Plan:  The Marshall Plan was a plan by which the United States would secure the loyalties of the generally bombed-to-a-frazzle people of Western Europe by providing them with the sort of help it would take to rebuild their society. 

Martial Law:  Law under warfare.  Traditionally implies things like the suspension of the rule of law and its replacement by the absolute authority (whim :) of the police and/or military.  If wearing a uniform means you're immune from prosecution, congratulations -- you're on the winning side of martial law.  Go on, blow away that schmck who's annoying you!  (And if not wearing a uniform means you can be shot by a uniform-wearer for no reason -- it sucks to be you, because you're on the losing side of martial law.  Get a uniform or leave the country :)

Marshal Law:  And if you ever write the words "Marshal law" when you mean "Martial Law", I'm going to scream "NO!  WRONG!  TOTALLY WRONG!  Where'd you learn this?  Stop doing it!".

Speaking of which, another denizen of the Foo Bar Peeve Ranch... the misuse of the apostrophe.

http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif

When I'm elected emperor, I shall  invoke martial law, and people who say "marshall law" or "marshal law" when they mean "martial law" will be shot.  People who abuse the apostrophe will merely be abused. 

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 07/01/06 at 8:16 am


'Received' I used to have that written out on a post-it which was attached to my work pc !



I'm with Gis, I have a lot of trouble with that one

I notice that a lot of people on boards I frequent have a problem with "Definitely" - it appears a lot as "Definately"

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/06 at 8:19 am


I'm with Gis, I have a lot of trouble with that one

I notice that a lot of people on boards I frequent have a problem with "Definitely" - it appears a lot as "Definately"
Definitely, 'i' before 'e' except after 'c', barring several other words like society.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Mr Tumnus on 07/24/06 at 6:11 pm

Okasionally  ocassionelly  ocassionaly  occassionally  ocassionally

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/13/06 at 11:40 pm


Okasionally  ocassionelly  ocassionaly  occassionally  ocassionally


Aw...good one.  I think it's "occasionally" but I'm laughing at myself because since you laid them all out in a list there....they all look wrong!

Today I was thinking of one:  bureau.  I think that's right but I often start out with "beaureau" and then have to rework it.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 08/14/06 at 8:17 am


desparate...desperate

:-X :-\\

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: annonymouse on 08/14/06 at 2:37 pm

february

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Red Ant on 08/26/06 at 12:32 am


I always manage to botch up maintenence (is that right?)


It is spelt "maintenance".

As for the topic title, it is "misspell".

As for words I constantly spell wrong, "surprise" is at the top of the list. I almost always leave the first r out.


Definitely, 'i' before 'e' except after 'c', barring several other words like society.


There is a more complete rule for I before E, yet I cannot remember how it goes. Words like caffeine and eight are exceptions too.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 08/26/06 at 12:35 am

"I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh."

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 08/26/06 at 12:36 am


There is a more complete rule for I before E, yet I cannot remember how it goes. Words like caffeine and eight are exceptions too.



Eight sounds like weigh, which is in the rule.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/06 at 1:43 am

Wiether is the worse spell of weather I have seen!

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/26/06 at 4:21 pm

All of the above.  ;D


Receive, resteraunt, definately, guarantee

And I'm sure I have misspelled them again.



Cat

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Dominic L. on 08/26/06 at 4:22 pm


All of the above.  ;D


Receive, resteraunt, definately, guarantee

And I'm sure I have misspelled them again.



Cat


Receive and guarantee are correct. It's restaurant and definitely.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/26/06 at 11:19 pm

Bureau.  I think that's right but I always start writing beaureau.

How do you spell "beauracracy" -- is that right?

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 08/27/06 at 12:34 am


Bureau.  I think that's right but I always start writing beaureau.

How do you spell "beauracracy" -- is that right?




Bureacracy.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Bobo on 08/27/06 at 2:05 am

Bureaucracy.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 08/27/06 at 2:12 am


Bureaucracy.



Funny, I looked it up on Bartleby's using the spelling I gave and it gave me back the definition.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Bobo on 08/27/06 at 7:19 am

Strange, it doesn't do the same for me. Sorry, SM. *grins and remains quiet*

As for me, I nowadays use Google toolbar for everything I enter online, so there will no longer be any spelling mitsakes..


Funny, I looked it up on Bartleby's using the spelling I gave and it gave me back the definition.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/27/06 at 10:38 am



Funny, I looked it up on Bartleby's using the spelling I gave and it gave me back the definition.


Okay so....it's "bureau" and "bureau-cracy"  You'd think I could remember that!

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 08/28/06 at 8:52 am

ugh....this is  such a long list. and what's silly is i can't spell them, and i'm going to type them now so you can see i can't spell.

any LY or LEY confusion...like
lonely
solely...i am never sure if i need an  'e' or not...or if i do if it goes before or after the 'L"

and
anything with aeu.....three vowel combinations like..
(here we go!)
manaeuver
pastuerization
(i think i got them right)
oh...mideaval
and ..liaison

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/28/06 at 1:01 pm


ugh....this is  such a long list. and what's silly is i can't spell them, and i'm going to type them now so you can see i can't spell.

any LY or LEY confusion...like
lonely
solely...i am never sure if i need an  'e' or not...or if i do if it goes before or after the 'L"

and
anything with aeu.....three vowel combinations like..
(here we go!)
manaeuver
pastuerization
(i think i got them right)
oh...mideaval
and ..liaison


Here's what I think: 

You're correct on lonely, solely and liaison.
I have NO IDEA how to spell the rest.  I've always hated those too.  HELP.

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: Bobo on 08/28/06 at 2:12 pm

That would be American English spelling maneuver (British spelling, which is a landmine of vowels, dang Greeks.. is manoeuvre), pasteurization (which without the patented Oxford Z is pasteurisation), medieval (variant spelling mediaeval or medi

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/28/06 at 4:02 pm


That would be American English spelling maneuver (British spelling, which is a landmine of vowels, dang Greeks.. is manoeuvre), pasteurization (which without the patented Oxford Z is pasteurisation), medieval (variant spelling mediaeval or medi

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: KKay on 08/29/06 at 8:15 am


Okay.  I think I can remember that Maneuver and Pasteurize are both "eu" words.  eu....eu...eu....eu....  Ka?  Got it?


Got it!  eu....eu...ue...ue.....D'oh!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/freak6.gif

Subject: Re: Words You Constantly Misspell (or is it Mispell?)

Written By: CeeKay on 08/29/06 at 9:35 am


Got it!  eu....eu...ue...ue.....D'oh!   http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/freak6.gif



BAhahaha  ;D  Have another cup o' tea dear. ;D

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