Most often misspelled word on NSC?

[The Large One]

Separate
Desperate
Accommodate

 

[Lord Bracknell]

100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English

 

[Gwylan]

100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English

I don't agree with all of those

I think most newspaper style guides would have "judgment" rather than "judgement" - even in the UK

And I think "mediaeval" is a bit archaic now - even in Merrie England.

For an article that's keen to highlight the differences between the US and the UK it doesn't mention the British spelling of "licence"

 

[Lord Bracknell]

http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/spell/error.html

minuscule
millennium
embarrassment
embarrassing
occurrence
occurring
accommodate
accommodation
perseverance
supersede
superseded
noticeable
harass
inoculate
mischievous
pastime
occurred
separate
inseparable
embarrass
embarrassed
preceding
preceded
indispensable
definitely
privilege
gauge
gauges
questionnaire
existence
miniature
publicly
precede
precedes
weird
rhythm
separately
separated
conscientious
conscious
misspell
hierarchy
grammar
calendar
withhold

 

[Juan Albion]

I don't agree with all of those

I think most newspaper style guides would have "judgment" rather than "judgement" - even in the UK

And I think "mediaeval" is a bit archaic now - even in Merrie England.

For an article that's keen to highlight the differences between the US and the UK it doesn't mention the British spelling of "licence"

It doesn't include "necessary" either, which makes it suspect.

 

[The Large One]

Publicly.

There are an awful lot of normally good spellers on here who have taken to spelling it 'publically'.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Jane Austen used 'connexion', now widely assumed to be some sort of Americanism.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I don't agree with all of those

I think most newspaper style guides would have "judgment" rather than "judgement" - even in the UK

And I think "mediaeval" is a bit archaic now - even in Merrie England.

For an article that's keen to highlight the differences between the US and the UK it doesn't mention the British spelling of "licence"

Encyclopedia or Encyclopaedia?

Ecology or Oecology?

Wikipaedia is no help at all.

 

[Gwylan]

The Old Farts thread has just reminded me of another - "program" (as in what's on TV).

I think the fact that British English has separate words for programme and program (as in computer) is one of the examples of how decent spelling can actually help improve understanding.

 

[The Large One]

The ubiquitous NSC phrase 'Marvellous Scenes' is often written with the American spelling on here.

 

[skipper734]

Would some clever dick explain why I apply for a Television Licence at TV Licensing. As I only have a Secondary School education and it was a long time ago. Thank you in advance.

 

[Juan Albion]

Jane Austen used 'connexion', now widely assumed to be some sort of Americanism.

Connexion is still in regular use. The Methodist churches of GB are part of the Methodist Connexion. This likely predates Jane Austen and is most definitely British.

 

[Gwylan]

Would some clever dick explain why I apply for a Television Licence at TV Licensing. As I only have a Secondary School education and it was a long time ago. Thank you in advance.

The noun is spelled licence, the verb is to license.

I have no idea why this should be so - the Americans use one spelling, license

We do the same thing with practice/practise

 

[Icy Gull]

I prefer misspelt to misspelled personally, are they both correct?

 

[Trufflehound]

Jane Austen used 'connexion', now widely assumed to be some sort of Americanism.

I use Connexxion all the time...






They're one of the local bus companies round here.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

It miffs me when people spell Richie, RITCHIE...

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It miffs me when people spell Richie, RITCHIE...

But, Mr Maurice, spelling hasn't always been you're fourty.

But at least you have sub-editors to put you right.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

But, Mr Maurice, spelling hasn't always been you're fourty.

But at least you have sub-editors to put you right.

Sub editors? Chance would be a fine thing.

JP believes in 'right first time'. Hence I pay a little bit more attention when filing copy than when posting on here...

 

[sir albion]

Can't think why people can't spell this longest word properly


Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

 

[Wienergull]

'Tow the line' instead of toe.

I mean for christs sake, use some LOGIC man !

Failure to insert an apostrophe when using the genitive case.