What is a typical spelling mistake you make?
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For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.
- loose vs. lose
- then vs. than
- were vs. where
wrote last edited by [email protected]english instructors, were so anal with the words "act and acts" in writing a paper. or cellular and celluar.
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More a typo than a spelling mistake but if a word ends in ‘th’, my brain cannot stop adding an ‘e’.
- withe
- bothe
- mythe
So you're just a time traveler from the 1200s. NBD.
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Viscous vs vicious.
It’s a viscous cycle.
Sounds like a sticky situation.
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For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.
- loose vs. lose
- then vs. than
- were vs. where
embarrassed to admit I mix up which and witch, and have misspelled both as wich on occasion
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In english a lot. Not just because i am dislexic, but also french stemming words are a nightmare
"Litterly" is one i have still no idea how to spell. Or wether, not meaning the weather as in sun and run but the one for implying choice
Literally and whether.
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For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.
- loose vs. lose
- then vs. than
- were vs. where
recieve vs. receive
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For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.
- loose vs. lose
- then vs. than
- were vs. where
Diahhrheoea
Or whatever it is.
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recieve vs. receive
This one's easy, remember reecee, so it's rEcEive.
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Sounds like a sticky situation.
Or slippery situation, depends on how viscous.
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This one's easy, remember reecee, so it's rEcEive.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I just try to keep the mnemonic "I before E except after C" ^[1]^ in my brain.
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- Type: Definition (Webpage). Title: "receive". Publisher: "Merriam-Webster". Accessed: 2025-09-19T07:04Z. URI: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receive.
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I just try to keep the mnemonic "I before E except after C" ^[1]^ in my brain.
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- Type: Definition (Webpage). Title: "receive". Publisher: "Merriam-Webster". Accessed: 2025-09-19T07:04Z. URI: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receive.
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Don't follow those stupid rules, there are so many exceptions not even sure how that shit got coined. Welcome to English
- Type: Definition (Webpage). Title: "receive". Publisher: "Merriam-Webster". Accessed: 2025-09-19T07:04Z. URI: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receive.
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Don't follow those stupid rules, there are so many exceptions not even sure how that shit got coined. Welcome to English
wrote last edited by [email protected]Do you mind referencing some of the exceptions that you have in mind to the aforementioned rule?
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embarrassed to admit I mix up which and witch, and have misspelled both as wich on occasion
Nothing to be embarrassed about. I can assure you I am worse at spelling.
