Words that are hard to spell...
Sep 17th 2016, 8:04 am
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Words that are hard to spell...
Wot common werds do you faind particularly haard to spelll proprly? For me it's:
spinach
sandwhich
Always seem to have to look them up.
spinach
sandwhich
Always seem to have to look them up.
Sep 17th 2016, 8:20 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
accommodate
handkerchief
cemetery
conscience
embarrass
millennium
liaison
ecstasy
caribbean
harass
arctic
occurred
Not to mention the all the differences between British/American & Canadian spelling. tire, license, favorite etc.
handkerchief
cemetery
conscience
embarrass
millennium
liaison
ecstasy
caribbean
harass
arctic
occurred
Not to mention the all the differences between British/American & Canadian spelling. tire, license, favorite etc.
Sep 17th 2016, 8:28 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
Broccoli. I always end up messing this one up.
Maintenance is one I always have to sound out to get it right.
Maintenance is one I always have to sound out to get it right.
Sep 17th 2016, 11:52 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
For me, all 'words are difficult to spell' unless I use a 'spell check', I write the way the word sounds too me.
I cock up spelling as well as the grammer most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
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I cock up spelling as well as the grammer most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
.
Last edited by not2old; Sep 17th 2016 at 12:37 pm.
Sep 17th 2016, 12:17 pm
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
For me, all 'words are difficult to spell' unless I use a 'spell check', I write the way the word sounds too me.
I cock up spelling as well as the grammar most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
I cock up spelling as well as the grammar most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
Sep 17th 2016, 12:29 pm
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
sorted, as I posted previously - now naff off
BTW, looking at your posts, you are similar to me when it comes to spelling, grammer & punctuation, as are most people that do not use 'spell check or grammer check'... just saying
Wait till the posters that went to Grammar school , the academics & teachers get to this thread
BTW, looking at your posts, you are similar to me when it comes to spelling, grammer & punctuation, as are most people that do not use 'spell check or grammer check'... just saying
Wait till the posters that went to Grammar school , the academics & teachers get to this thread
Last edited by not2old; Sep 17th 2016 at 12:37 pm.
Sep 17th 2016, 12:31 pm
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
sorted, as I posted previously - now naff off
BTW, looking at your posts, you are similar to me when it comes to spelling, grammar & punctuation, as are most people that do not use 'spell check or grammar check'... just saying
Wait till the posters that went to Grammar school , the academics & teachers get to this thread
BTW, looking at your posts, you are similar to me when it comes to spelling, grammar & punctuation, as are most people that do not use 'spell check or grammar check'... just saying
Wait till the posters that went to Grammar school , the academics & teachers get to this thread
Sep 17th 2016, 11:20 pm
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
My son had a teacher who struggled with spelling... This is the one that bothered me the most...
Tommorrow
Tommorrow
Sep 17th 2016, 11:49 pm
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
For me, all 'words are difficult to spell' unless I use a 'spell check', I write the way the word sounds too me.
I cock up spelling as well as the grammer most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
.
I cock up spelling as well as the grammer most all of the time, yet I don't care, especially now, its the meaasge that matters, even that gets lost in translation most of the time.
BTW, no spell check was done on this post
.
I mess up then and than often, and I am sure other words as well.
And when posting by phone, well that is a whole other set of issues, having to toggle between screens, buttons too small for accurate typing, good thing the phone is pretty good at correcting mistakes.
Sep 18th 2016, 1:02 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Sep 18th 2016, 2:30 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
Apparently any words that have a 'u' in them in proper English 😉
Sep 18th 2016, 2:54 am
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Re: Words that are hard to spell...
There are a number of words I stumble over, but the biggest problem I have these days is my đ@mñ phone "correcting" my selling. 
Sep 18th 2016, 6:39 am
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