Most common misspellings (on Askaboutmoney?)

[Brendan Burgess]

Folks

This is about the most common misspellings on Askaboutmoney!

It is not for a general discussioin of grammar and pronunciation. Please stay on topic.

I have delted lots of posts. Head off to Letting Off Steam if you wish.

Brendan

 

[S.L.F]

Folks

This is about the most common misspellings on Askaboutmoney!

It is not for a general discussioin of grammar and pronunciation. Please stay on topic.

I have delted lots of posts. Head off to Letting Off Steam if you wish.

Brendan

Too good not to share

 

[Brendan Burgess]

I was focusing on the spelling of pronunciation.

Brendan

 

[Celtwytch]

Anyways, getting back to the matter at hand ...

Over 400 mentions of appartment instead of apartment

 

[snowdaze]

license instead of licence

verb spelling when the noun is intended

This is so widespread now it is seen as acceptable with much public signage and printing if the word incorrectly spelt...

 

[SparkRite]

A pet hate..........
Noone instead of no one.

 

[pansyflower]

A pet hate of mine is no one instead of no-one.

 

[SparkRite]

A pet hate of mine is no one instead of no-one.

Another pet hate of mine is pedanticalness.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/no+one
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20one
http://www.yourdictionary.com/no-one

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/no one

Both are "correct" but generally, as you will see, "no one" is the form that is more often used.

 

[TheRebelRam]

Deos the selplnig ralley metatr? Ocne we all unsterdnad waht the mssegae was?


Thier (Their) seems to be a common mistake too. i before e exception too..........

 

[mathepac]

Deos the selplnig ralley metatr? ...

IMHO, yes spelling does matter. A visitor looking for help on a topic may not find relevant posts if keywords are misspelled.

 

[Seagull]

How often does gaurd come up?

 

[mathepac]

253 (approximately)

 

[AgathaC]

Negociate instead of negotiate.

 

[G123]

I've noticed:
- to many people... (for overcrowded)
- I don't no...
- right down your details...

Thought I was a loan Grumpy Old Man for noticing this type of stuff.

 

[Brendan Burgess]

I had assumed that "I don't no" was textspeak?

 

[Welfarite]

loose instead of lose

 

[levelpar]

It is better to use the Irish spelling of a word, rather than the American spelling.

Colour - not color.

It might also be better to use the English spelling of a word, rather than the American spelling

 

[Protocol]

Many landlords on AAM are looking for tennants or even tennents instead of tenants.

Mind you, these days perhaps some landlords would need some Tennents!!

 

[Subtitle]

Collage, when it's meant to be college.

 

[Joe Nonety]

It's "similar" and "familiar" not "similiar" and "familar".