The most common spelling errors

[steven8]

One of the most often mispelled things is not a word, but an abbreviation. Etcetera. Abbreviation: etc., is so often put down as ect.

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One of the most often mispelled things is not a word, but an abbreviation. Etcetera. Abbreviation: etc., is so often put down as ect.

Right you are, but it's actually two words: "et cetera".
et=and
cetera=others or other things
Either way, the abbreviation is commonly misspelled.

[beercz]

Inappropriate use of apostrophes really annoys me. Particularly when it is used for pluralization, eg. DVD's where it should be DVDs.

There seems to be a lot more inappropriate use of apostrophes these days, for example: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm

This is how it should be done: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/writing/a...ostrophe.shtml

Also accommodation and necessary are another two words that are often miss pelt.

(I have spell checked this posting)

[beercz]

Ooops - posted in error. My apologies.

[ffi]

So ... perhaps this has been done before, but I'm interesting in opinions as to the most common spelling errors in these forums. Off the top of my head:

• its/it's

Other suggestions?

My keyboard input sometimes get irky and doesn't want to write dead key characters ( like ' "or ~ ) so that's why I write its a lot instead of it's. I do know the difference however.

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My keyboard input sometimes get irky and doesn't want to write dead key characters ( like ' "or ~ ) so that's why I write its a lot instead of it's. I do know the difference however.

No worries. This is a venting thread for the ruthless pedants of the world. No police actions going on here.

[Jussi Kukkonen]

This is a venting thread for the ruthless pedants of the world.

Sir, reporting for duty sir.

My absolute favorite is "kernal". Although, if you use the term because it's stuck in your head from your Commodore days, you're pardoned.

[TooRight]

I am so anal when it comes to spelling, all the above listed words bug me so much when i see them!!

I DO commit the apostrophe one quite a bit though, on purpose As crazy as it sounds, sometimes it just seems to make my point more effectively, lol. Yet I know, even as I am typing it, this isn't a contraction, nor is it possessive, so why the hell am I doing it??!! lol

[bigken]

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[23meg]

Aside from those already mentioned:

• Ubantu, Ubunto
• Automatrix
• Depositories
• Berly
• Fiesty, Drapper