The most misspelled English words!
The most misspelled English words!
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I have reproduced an interesting article. However I am in doubt about the title if it is misspelt?
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Some of the most words that are misspelled - with the correct and then incorrect versions - are:
1. Strait-laced; straight-laced
2. Fount of knowledge; font of knowledge
3. Just deserts; just desserts
4. Buck naked; butt naked
5. Chaise longue; chaise lounge
6. Free rein; free reign
7. Bated breath; baited breath
8. A shoo-in; a shoe-in
9. To home in on; to hone in on
10. Fazed by; phased by
11. Sleight of hand; slight of hand
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Some of the most words that are misspelled - with the correct and then incorrect versions - are:
1. Strait-laced; straight-laced
2. Fount of knowledge; font of knowledge
3. Just deserts; just desserts
4. Buck naked; butt naked
5. Chaise longue; chaise lounge
6. Free rein; free reign
7. Bated breath; baited breath
8. A shoo-in; a shoe-in
9. To home in on; to hone in on
10. Fazed by; phased by
11. Sleight of hand; slight of hand





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fo - of
By the way, what is wrong with "butt naked"? Doesn't that mean exposed deriere?
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Although #9 seems wrong. Honing in on a target won't get you there.
I'll offer:
...for all intensive purposes / ...for all intents and purposes.
...if so, fact so / ... ipso facto
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If I interpret my Webster's Collegiate Dictionary correctly I'd say chaise longue and chaise lounge are not only homophonic but are both acceptable and have the same meaning.
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Buy a dictionary, keep it nearby and USE it. Webster's New World Dictionary of American English is recommended, and Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
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How about moot point v. mute point?
I take an American stand however, for Thru. Through (does NOT rhyme with rough) should be abolished. Same goes for donuts (conveniently enough rhymes with doughnuts, but not "enough nuts").
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"Doughnuts" are made from "dough". What are "donuts" made from?
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And panduru, what does "dew noh" have to do with "don't know"?
Foolish language, this...
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Ditto plough (US: plow). How can plow not rhyme with snow in a sensible world?
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realise - realize
organise - organize
specialise - specialize
etc, etc...
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I'm in Canada. I was going to make a point of that and of course that we spell with a Zed rather than a Zee. I have a Zed in my surname and always get questioned when asked by an American to spell my name.
I think the "nite" and "lite" are marketing shorts. Marketeers probably do the most damage to people's perception of how things are spelled.
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American: We must find the teebeezee!
Canadian: Yes! The teebeezed is very important! That's what this mission is all aboot!
That sorta thing. I wonder if it's to meet "Canadian content" requirements for broadcasting the show more freely in Canada.
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cf: electricpete (4 May 06 21:28)
Hope members will desist from making personal remarks.
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"We must find the teebeezee"
I assume you must mean the ZeePeeEmm (ZPM) or Zero Point Module which is an ancient power source (basically a battery).
How sad am I...
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It was sample hypothetical dialogue that I wrote, but that was probably what I meant. The people with the bows and arrows took it. Unsporting of them.
Hg
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Imagine going to bed with a chesty cow. (cough)
A few years back there were an amazing number of cases of people being unable to spell millennium. Even official project put sign up saying "millenium".
Interestingly (or not) I never type "het", always "teh".
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Its a tough life 'out there'. But you would think the people with machine guns, who travel across solar systems, wouldn't be fazed by bows and arrows...
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Huh? I must have missed something. Who made the personal remark? What does cf mean? What does this have to do with me (electricpete)?
On the subject dough naught... makes sense since "all for naught" means all for nothing (zero).
What about 4/0 cable pronounced "four ought"? Where did that "ought" come from?
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@electricpete:
I was actually thanking you. That post was meant for Jabberwocky ( that's why it started with @Jabberwocky: )
By cf: I meant please refer to: -- I was drawing his attention to your post of May 04, where you have correctly set out my intended pronunciation and meaning.
Regarding personal remark, I was referring to Foolish language, this... in his post, which I guess could have been avoided.
Thanks again, electricpete.
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English doesn't disregard rules. It's the people who disregard the rules.
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It is not a rule if there is/are exection(s).
The english language is full of rules with exceptions. Hence, "disregard" for the rules?
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Tough (oh)
Though (uff)
Slough (uff or oo)
Bough (ow)
Cough (off)
Through (oo)
Ought (aw)
I can't imagine how hard it would be to learn to spell English.
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English is not a phonetic language, but that doesn't mean there are no rules.
Good Luck
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Albert Einstein
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Interesting perspective. How many rules do you know, about anything, not just English, that do not have exception?
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"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
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It's a collection of the good doctor's early essays, articles, and cartoons. Good stuff.
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That has always bugged me! I've tried to question, but I'm not allowed in the presence of my husband or father-in-law. (Their family has been in the restaurant for generations and obviously know what they're talking about.
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