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cambam
11-20-2006, 09:07 PM
In the English language is the most common misspelt word?





Aww f*ck, this sucks. Sounded better in my head. I shall give it a go.

ToDrunkToFish
11-20-2006, 09:17 PM
Probaly letters with like Two 'T's or two letters next to each other. That people will only do one letter instead of two.

Like Probaly, Probally? I dunno lol.

LIP
11-20-2006, 09:19 PM
Probably.

Acouwaila
11-20-2006, 09:59 PM
I hate when people say "alot" and not "a lot"

but thats not A word...

LIP
11-20-2006, 10:00 PM
I normally put alot, but i know in a formal peice of writing it's a lot.

birdgirl73
11-20-2006, 10:18 PM
When I was teaching, the word "separate" often gave kids a lot of spelling trouble. Which is why the little mnemonic saying "There's 'a rat' in separate" came in handy.

I don't know the single most commonly misspelled word. But I found this about the most common 100 words:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html

CityBoyGoneCountry
11-20-2006, 10:25 PM
I see this one all the time.

People type looser when they mean loser.

cambam
11-20-2006, 11:48 PM
I am afraid its the actual word, misspelt. Cos thats how you spell it. Could even be mis-splet, I dunno.

wayoftheleaf
11-21-2006, 12:03 AM
in a recent survery the most commonly miss spelled word is regardless, it is commonly miss spelled as irregardless, which is not a word.

This is using a ratio of how often words are used, and then multiplying the factors so that is as if they were said the same number of times.

crudemood
11-21-2006, 12:22 AM
When I was teaching, the word "separate" often gave kids a lot of spelling trouble. Which is why the little mnemonic saying "There's 'a rat' in separate" came in handy.

I don't know the single most commonly misspelled word. But I found this about the most common 100 words:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html


Well I was going to say 'weird' was most mispelt, but there's no point now.:o

couch-potato
11-21-2006, 12:25 AM
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words



... the fuck?

Mean Green Charlene
11-21-2006, 01:23 AM
I know lisence fucks people up...i think thats how you spell it? Lol

slipknotpsycho
11-21-2006, 01:35 AM
it's gotta be a small, easy word.. like "the" atleast online... people misspell those small 3-4 letter words time and time again, most of the time even in the same post/email or w/e...

RedLocks
11-21-2006, 01:39 AM
I know lisence fucks people up...i think thats how you spell it? Lol

yeah can't spell that for crap myself, heh the spell check has no idea what the hell that word is

CYRAX
11-21-2006, 02:41 AM
Not alot of people correctly use "to" and "too".

as far as spelling goes, there's plenty of words people fuck up, lol.

BabyFacedAbortion
11-21-2006, 02:44 AM
anonymus..that's not spelled right! but that word..

slipknotpsycho
11-21-2006, 02:45 AM
just missing the o, anonymous...

cambam
11-21-2006, 04:57 PM
F*ck me, what was I posting last night? lol. The answer is the word 'misspelt' because that is how you spell it. It was a trick question. I had to think about that for a second, as I didn't know what I was talking about.

Professor Dan K.
11-21-2006, 11:40 PM
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words



... the fuck?

ahhhhhhh!