I was a champion speller when I was a little kid. It’s a pity being an annoying swot wasn’t fashionable back then like it is now. I would have loved the chance to have starred in the BBC's Hard Spell — despite running the risk of being beaten up in the playground afterwards.
I wouldn't have made it very far, however, had they quizzed me on any of the following:
Accross
If somebody else spelt it like this I’d think they were a right twat.
Restaraunt
Being a lady wot likes to lunch, I should know this one. But I just can’t get the U in the right place. Ever.
Definitley
According to Dictionary.com this is one of the most looked-up words of last year. This only makes me feel all the more common.
Eachother
As far as I’m concerned this is one word and always has been. So why does my spell-check insist I put a space in it?
Meditteraenean
Yeah well, whatever.
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Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI struggle with lisence/license/licence...
ReplyDeleteI was fine with licence until I learned that it's spelt differently in the US. Now I can never remember which one is ours and which one bats for the Yanks.
ReplyDeleteWe have obviously become reliant on spell-checker, which goes ahead and changes misspelt words without informing you so how are we, out of education, meant to learn?
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started on dumb-ass English (US) spelling errors.
I struggle with "snuggleiciouscookidough" I always leave the "E" off the end of cookie.
ReplyDeleteThe Mediterranean is classic.
'Licence' and 'license' are both correct in English, but the first one is a noun and the second one a verb. In America, 'license' is both the noun and the verb. I believe the same applies to 'practice' and 'practise'.
ReplyDeleteI have also always been very good at spelling and have looked down on people who spell "weird" as "wierd" or "a lot" as one word.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I was about 20 years old when I finally realised that "thank you" is two words, not one.
The trick with licence/license/practice/practise is to switch it to advice or advise, then use the c or s as appropriate.
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