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Lurkers' Week: What common misspelling drives you crazy?

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SalsaQueen Fri 13-Mar-20 21:51:21

Not really a misspelling, but a misuse of words - there/their/they're and your/you're

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Ellianne Fri 13-Mar-20 18:18:26

practice/practise
accommodation

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eazybee Fri 13-Mar-20 18:01:37

suffereing and intresting because this is how my computer spells them.
Lucky I spot them.

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sodapop Fri 13-Mar-20 17:29:06

Reign instead of rein. Using 'myself' instead of 'me'.
Qualifying the word 'unique' something is either unique or it isn't.
Using 'different to' instead of 'different from '
Better stop now before I annoy myself .

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CherryCezzy Fri 13-Mar-20 17:03:12

There are several. It's not incorrect spellings that irritate me but ill use of words does. The example given by Pittcity is a perfect one.

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twinnytwin Fri 13-Mar-20 16:42:41

Potatoe - grrrr.

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Pittcity Fri 13-Mar-20 16:39:23

"Would of..." instead of "Would have...."

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Parsley3 Fri 13-Mar-20 16:37:31

Ah yes, loose instead of lose is increasingly common and very annoying because the words have very different meanings.
It is the misuse of the apostrophe in plural words that drives me crazy.

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manny Fri 13-Mar-20 16:32:13

'vunerable' - hardly surprising, as it's so often mispronounced by television presenters.

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 16:24:06

There is much consternation at GNHQ over the misuse of loose and lose. Although we do have to confess to always having to spellcheck broccoli blush.

We also object to things being spelt the American way (realize instead of realise).

Over to you!

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