What spelling mistake do you hate/notice the most?

I was at my granddaughter’s school recently for an assembly. In the hall on the wall were shown various qualities for the children to aspire to including ‘persistance’! If teachers can’t spell what hope is there…

Not actually a spelling mistake per se but a Proverb mistake: The Proof of the Pudding IS IN THE EATING!!! is always being misquoted as 'Proof is IN The Pudding' grrr.... (is even on a poster outside a local restaurant)

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Working as a PA throughout my career I would cringe when bosses couldn’t spell liaise and would spell it liase on wipe boards etc. I would discretely stick the extra i in when nobody else was looking. Also when accommodation is misspelt with only one m.

You mean ‘discreetly’ I think!

𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞 👍

𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐨𝐨. 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲. 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞!

I hate ‘ invite’ instead of invitation

Working as a PA throughout my career I would cringe when bosses couldn’t spell liaise and would spell it liase on wipe boards etc. I would discretely stick the extra i in when nobody else was looking. Also when accommodation is misspelt with only one m.

Hang on a sec' no-one is criticising the dylexic. We are annoye by people whose profession is writing, sign-righters, printers, publishers, journalists and others who have not learned to spell correctly.

I assume you would criticise a bank-teller , or book-keeper who could neither add, subtract, nor work out percentages correctly?

"Am' instead of "I'm" or " I am" as in today's poll

Trooping of the Colour184
15/06/2024 10:47Bea65

Am watching and feel for ever

I sometimes put the subtitles on the TV so I can relax and watch without my hearing aids in the evening. Recently, anarchist came up on the sub titles as Anna kissed.

All spelling mistakes. Spelling has always been a very strong point for me.

pacifically / specifically - more spoken than written

Using the word 'gotten' instead of 'got'. Too American for me

The posters advertising the fair which was to be held in our local Wreck.

Not a spelling mistake but grammar. People saying "different to" it is "different from"

Seperate

Haitch instead of aitch

Less and fewer used inappropriately. Suppose this is more about grammar. Still winds me up

The way I was taught to remember how to spell necessary was "one "C"ollar, two "S"leeves!

As an English lecturer I came across all sorts but the worst I think is from my own, privately educated daughter who insists on pluralising with an apostrophe, for example baby's for more than one baby or the Miller's for friends of hers. Apostrophes should only be used for omission or possession and not plurals. I keep telling her but to no avail. Money well spent!

My daughter is dyslexic, when she is very tired her spelling is wonderful. Clods in the sky is now a family favourite, yesterday she was busy iorning!

As long as I can understand what’s meant, the spelling mistakes don’t bother me. I’m happy someone still wants to communicate with me.

Seperate - many estate agents property details have this error!!
Birth, as in '4 birth caravan'!!

The most hilarious one, I think, is bare with me 😂

... predictuve text makes some lovely bloomers!

Too and to
Their and there and worst one angel and angle as in,,, "my little angles seen on fb😂🤣😂