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JRTomlin

Is there a word you always misspell?
« on: June 01, 2019, 06:10:55 AM »
For me, it is 'siege'. No matter how many time I type it and then correct it, the next time I am going to type it 'seige' for sure. (Yes, I know 'i' before 'e' but my typing fingers aren't convinced of it)
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2019, 07:51:00 AM »
my typing fingers aren't convinced of it
That's the problem. The fingers have mislearned the word and it's typed in front of you before the spelling brain is involved.

I think that's a different type of error to the spelling brain getting the same word repeatedly wrong.

My fingers like teh. I'm only happy with tea or the. I let autocorrect sort it out.
 

JRTomlin

Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2019, 08:27:39 AM »
my typing fingers aren't convinced of it
That's the problem. The fingers have mislearned the word and it's typed in front of you before the spelling brain is involved.

I think that's a different type of error to the spelling brain getting the same word repeatedly wrong.

My fingers like teh. I'm only happy with tea or the. I let autocorrect sort it out.
You're probably right that it's the two are different types of errors. But for someone who writes about medieval battles a lot, a whole lot, I irritate myself mistyping it.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2019, 09:32:09 AM »
As a younger man, I was news editor of a small daily newspaper in Ohio.
I hated summertime because I would have to fill in for the Society Editor when she went on vacation.
So I had to write up the wedding reports which were heavy on the bride and bridesmaids wore.
I mangled secquin pearls, crissanthamin  somethings, etc, etc.

It took two typesetters to go through and check my copy.

The whole staff was happy when vacation time was over.
 

JackT

Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2019, 11:01:55 PM »
Silhoette?
Sillhoette?
Silhouette!

It's that "u" that always gets me, no matter how many times I try! Thank goodness for Spell Checker.
 
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2019, 06:05:04 AM »
There are the words I repeatedly mistype. One hand is faster than the other. 

Then there are the words I still don't realize I'm misspelling AND mispronouncing.

Then there are the words that I routinely spell the British way because I've read so many British books.

I think that about covers it.
 

JRTomlin

Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2019, 07:40:27 AM »
The British thing is one of my distinct problems. I learned to read living in the UK, so they tend to be my default spelling. And then sometimes I forget which is which. Some I just forget there is a difference.  :doh:
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2019, 11:36:14 AM »
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2019, 05:19:10 PM »
The British thing is one of my distinct problems. I learned to read living in the UK, so they tend to be my default spelling. And then sometimes I forget which is which. Some I just forget there is a difference.  :doh:

And it's not helped (for me) by the fact that most stuff is set to American by default, so I find myself getting confused, and I've never lived in the US.

As to your original question, I misspell things all the time - my stupid fingers keep wanting to type random stuff.  It's usually the small words - it, is, of, if, and so on - but I've recently noticed I keep spelling embarrass wrong, and any of its iterations, which is, well, a bit awkward. Thank goodness for spell checkers.
     



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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2019, 07:10:21 PM »


I always get stymied on algorithym, um algorythm, um algorithm. Yay! (Heh, but I got stymied right on the first try!)
 
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2019, 04:38:35 PM »
When I was a tech writer, drove my editor crazy by getting "it's" and "its" mixed up. After a few years of constant red ink, I knew I had a problem, but that didn't help, it just made me waste time overthinking it and getting it wrong anyway. Took a few more years til 'dawn broke over Marblehead.'
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2019, 10:23:10 AM »
Yup. I used to spell "with" whith. And you're and your get mixed up. Normal spelling homophone mix up. Just got to look out for them.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2019, 06:12:33 PM »
Spelling courtesy of Google Search: Acquaintance

Can we all just agree that there are more letters in this word than are strictly necessary?  :HB


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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2019, 10:43:38 PM »
Occasion. I'm always convinced there are two "s"s.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2019, 11:36:53 PM »
What makes you think I ahve a word I always misspell?
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2019, 05:39:49 PM »
Jeopardy. I have to mentally link it to 'leopard' to have any hope of getting it right.
 
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2019, 06:27:51 PM »
Hemorrhaging.  I can never remember how many m's and r's and where that second h goes.
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2019, 03:27:21 AM »
Another one for me: Silhouette.

That word is just nuts.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2019, 11:41:28 AM »
I have two. They are both food related so my grocery list almost always has misspellings.
       zuchinni or zucchini?           broccoli or brocolli?
I can never remember which letter to double in either word.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2019, 08:35:51 PM »
I've got armies of soliders... =/
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2019, 12:04:24 AM »
I find 'sheriff' to be a ongoing problem.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2019, 12:00:46 AM »
"Manoeuver" usually gets me.  :dizzy

But I got it on the first try just now! Go me!


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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2019, 03:09:49 AM »
"Manoeuver" usually gets me.  :dizzy

But I got it on the first try just now! Go me!

I replied just to say this, but "maneuver" is the correct spelling in America, and I always spell it "manuever" first. The funny thing is that I always think, "Okay, do the opposite of what you think is right, and it'll be right!" And it's wrong. Every time. It's particularly irritating because I write a lot of large-scale battle scenes, so I have this issue all the time:HB

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2019, 04:35:25 AM »
That's exactly what I do with siege which should not be that hard. (Except for the Brit part which bites we with other words though)
 
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2019, 06:08:29 AM »
Oh, I thought of another embarrassing one!

I have sent far too many corporate work emails addressed to Christ instead of Chris.

??? brains. why do they do these things to us.


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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2019, 12:20:30 PM »
I have never, EVER spelled restaurant correctly. Every time it happens, it's because the computer caught it. Ironically, in writing this post, I have spelled it correctly for the first time unaided thus making me a liar.
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2019, 05:31:53 PM »
Judgement? Judgment? Can never remember - is there a d? Is there an e? Apparently, it can have the e or not.

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2019, 04:55:15 AM »
For me, it is 'siege'. No matter how many time I type it and then correct it, the next time I am going to type it 'seige' for sure. (Yes, I know 'i' before 'e' but my typing fingers aren't convinced of it)

I do the same with niece  :hehe

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2019, 05:01:24 AM »
I find 'sheriff' to be a ongoing problem.

Same here. But I think to myself that a sheriff (if I remember my westerns correctly) would carry one Rifle and two Firearms  Grin

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2019, 05:04:35 AM »
I find 'sheriff' to be a ongoing problem.

Same here. But I think to myself that a sheriff (if I remember my westerns correctly) would carry one Rifle and two Firearms  Grin

That's a good one!


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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #30 on: July 19, 2019, 11:56:39 PM »
Breathe. That evil little 'e' on the end escapes me every time.
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #31 on: July 27, 2019, 11:25:46 PM »
I find 'sheriff' to be a ongoing problem.

Same here. But I think to myself that a sheriff (if I remember my westerns correctly) would carry one Rifle and two Firearms  Grin

I have been implementing your system for spelling sheriff with tremendous success. See my previous sentence for proof of its efficacy. I am eternally grateful.
 

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« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2019, 12:23:26 AM »
I find 'sheriff' to be a ongoing problem.

Same here. But I think to myself that a sheriff (if I remember my westerns correctly) would carry one Rifle and two Firearms  Grin

I have been implementing your system for spelling sheriff with tremendous success. See my previous sentence for proof of its efficacy. I am eternally grateful.

Glad it was helpful  :Tup2:

I also recall being taught to spell necessary by remembering it was one Collar and two Studs. I think there are very few of us who remember removable shirt collars and shirt studs  :icon_rolleyes: I remember how to spell occasion by doing the opposite of necessary  Grin

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #33 on: July 28, 2019, 03:35:32 AM »
necessary / opposite / occasion... all in one sentence and correctly spelled. You're the one humanity has been waiting for.
 

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« Reply #34 on: July 28, 2019, 04:57:53 AM »
necessary / opposite / occasion... all in one sentence and correctly spelled. You're the one humanity has been waiting for.

 :icon_mrgreen: You forget about auto spell check  grint

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #35 on: July 28, 2019, 01:49:13 PM »
Diarrhea, but fortunately it doesn't come up that often.
 

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« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2019, 02:16:31 AM »
Diarrhea, but fortunately it doesn't come up that often.

But there is more than one way to spell it - diarrhoea is the UK version  grint

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #37 on: August 02, 2019, 07:41:16 AM »
Potato. There should be an 'e'on the end. I can hear it.
 

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« Reply #38 on: September 16, 2019, 11:28:37 AM »
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2019, 01:11:38 PM »
Misspell.

No kidding, I always think it's 'mispell'. Thankfully it's usually caught by the spell check filters.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #40 on: September 16, 2019, 11:15:14 PM »
For me, it is 'siege'. No matter how many time I type it and then correct it, the next time I am going to type it 'seige' for sure. (Yes, I know 'i' before 'e' but my typing fingers aren't convinced of it)
i before e doesn't always apply anyway. What about 'weird' and similar words. Mine is probably guage or is it gauge? Or gage? No idea really, except for the one that doesn't have a read wavy line underneath it.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #41 on: September 16, 2019, 11:19:07 PM »
Judgement? Judgment? Can never remember - is there a d? Is there an e? Apparently, it can have the e or not.
For something like 'my judgement is ...' it has an e. For a legal Judgment, it hasn't. When I worked as a legal secretary, many years ago, that was the rule.

Programme and program are similar problems although I think the latter is the American version. Not sure though. I always use the first for tv programme and the latter for software programs.
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2019, 07:54:24 AM »
Occassion... I mean, occasion.
   
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2019, 09:15:54 AM »
I have two. They are both food related so my grocery list almost always has misspellings.
       zuchinni or zucchini?           broccoli or brocolli?
I can never remember which letter to double in either word.
I would call it a courgette, except I can't remember how to spell it.  grint
 

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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2019, 10:35:39 AM »
Occassion... I mean, occasion.
This one and necessary get me every time.  I still haven't figured out how to clue myself in to the correct spelling until spellcheck kicks and tells me I'm wrong. Because, inevitably, I am. :help
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Re: Is there a word you always misspell?
« Reply #45 on: September 27, 2019, 12:19:14 PM »
If you're using Word, the easiest way is to program into Word all the usual misspellings you do, telling Word to automatically replace them with the correctly spelled word every time you type them. Over time (and many manuscripts), can be a real time saver.

File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect options > Replace [your misspelled word] > with [the correctly spelled word.]