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100 MOST OFTEN MISPELLED MISSPELLED WORDS IN ENGLISH
Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for all your spelling ills. Here are the 100 words most often misspelled ("misspell" is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the word. Master the orthography of the words on this page and reduce the time you spend searching dictionaries by 50%.
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acceptable Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -阞l 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."
A
acceptable Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -阞l 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."
19 lis 2009 06:48
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19 listopada 2009
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 [u] 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 [u]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: [i] before [e] except after...?
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 [u] 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 [u]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: [i] before [e] except after...?
19 listopada 2009
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.)
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.)
19 listopada 2009
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. As if we don"t have enough to worry about, keeping words on -ceed and -cede ("succeed," "precede," etc.) straight in our minds, this one has to be different from all the rest. The good news is: this is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede.
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. As if we don"t have enough to worry about, keeping words on -ceed and -cede ("succeed," "precede," etc.) straight in our minds, this one has to be different from all the rest. The good news is: this is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede.
19 listopada 2009
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.
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.
19 listopada 2009
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chiński (mandaryński), angielski, niemiecki
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niemiecki
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