Originally posted by NSNickI used to spell "tomorrow" with two "m"s for a while.
I used to have trouble with "tomorrow" as well, but I kept removing one "r" and adding an "m". I've never had trouble with it anymore since I read something in one of my elementary school English books that helped me spell it correctly years ago.
I've also had a bit of trouble with "except" for some reason, but I've stopped misspelling it after a while.
No other words come to mind...
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I can usually spell anything that I want to correctly and when I actually figure out that it's spelled incorrectly, I'll fix it then and there and for the most part get it right thereafter. I can't really say that spelling the English language is a problem for me.
The phrase "grammer =/= spelling" from WoW is always a laugh, though. Too many trade trolls in my opinion.
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When I was younger, I tended to spell "until" with 2 l's. There were also some words I heard but didn't see written for a long time that I was confused about. I thought hors d'oeuvre was spelled orderve
Unfortunately.
I kept spelling it as, uh, unforently. For some reason.
I also misspelled because as becouse, but I noticed that a long time ago.
There are other words, but I can't remember any of them now. I've also started using a spell check, thanks to which my spelling "improved".
EDIT: Just remembered one, umm... subonciousnes? nah... subconcissnes? .. umm...
It's subconsciousness (I had to Google it!).
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There have been a few over the years, but I usually manage to get over them a few days after I take notice of my constant misspellings.
Just today, though, I noticed that I always seem to forget about the "c" in "acquire," so I'll have to work on that for a while before it sticks.
My mispronunciations of words often stick in my head much longer than my misspellings, but that's a story for another day.
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Originally posted by TerraWhen I was younger, I tended to spell "until" with 2 l's. There were also some words I heard but didn't see written for a long time that I was confused about. I thought hors d'oeuvre was spelled orderve
I think I was similar with that, so I was obviously confused when I first learned that.
