words that you always mis-spell because they are hardwired into your brain

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dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

i dont know if this is a common problem or not but i have certain words that i misspell because they got hardwired into my brain incorrectly at a young age and i rely on autocorrect to catch them.

restraunt
necessary - holy poo poo i got it right!
mispell

post your favorite words that your brain has ruined

or post ways that you mispronounce words in conversation

i pronounced genre as "gen-ear" until about 10 years ago

it still sounds right to me :shrug:

# ? Feb 4, 2016 17:53

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 23:04

Quote-Unquote: Oct 22, 2002

occurrance
ocurrence
occurance

in primary school (the school you go to til you're 10 in the uk) we had spelling tests for 20 words every week for six years straight and this was the only word I ever got wrong and I still get it wrong every loving time

# ? Feb 4, 2016 17:56

im pooping!: Nov 17, 2006

where i work we have mailbox service and theres this dude named emal who gets a lot of packages delivered. our policy is to put a notice inside the mailbox when we receive a package for the customer and for the past 2 years i've been writing "E MAIL" in the name field :unsmigghh:

# ? Feb 4, 2016 17:57

Kindergarten Camp: Nov 27, 2015

It's not that I misspell this word now, but I noticed in one class in which I had to write "Norway" multiple times on a worksheet, for the purpose of filling in blanks with a country's name, the fictional country I wrote down was Normay.

Kindergarten Camp fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Feb 4, 2016

# ? Feb 4, 2016 17:58

snuggle baby luvs hugs: Aug 30, 2005

I have no idea how to spell maintenance, thanks apple programmer that made it so it's autocompleted at "maint"

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:02

Bobert Bobertson: Apr 1, 2014

wensday

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:02

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Quote-Unquote posted:

occurrance
ocurrence
occurance

in primary school (the school you go to til you're 10 in the uk) we had spelling tests for 20 words every week for six years straight and this was the only word I ever got wrong and I still get it wrong every loving time

you british people mispell a lot of words ive noticed. colour??? wtf is that supposed to be???

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:03

PureEvil6_13: Jun 1, 2004; I LIKE PETA AND THINK THAT SCIENCE IS EVIL

never trust an elf posted:

I have no idea how to spell maintenance

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:03

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

never trust an elf posted:

I have no idea how to spell maintenance, thanks apple programmer that made it so it's autocompleted at "maint"

i forgot about that one. good one.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:06

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

Skeptical which is actually sceptical for some reason except in the case of the DJ.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:06

Smash it Smash hit: Dec 30, 2009; prettay, prettay

Restaurant for me too op also would autocorrect to restraint wtf is that?!

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:07

Kindergarten Camp: Nov 27, 2015

I imagine for lots of people, burdened by the uncertainty that doubled letters impose, occasion and occurrence are a match made in the netherworld.

Kindergarten Camp fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Feb 4, 2016

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:10

a whole buncha crows: May 8, 2003; WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO HATE, WE HATE OURSELVES.-SA USER NATION (AKA ME!)

sowwy

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:12

fuck the ROW: Aug 29, 2008; by zen death robot

"schlomo" i can never get it exactly right

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:15

Captain Yossarian: Feb 24, 2011; All new" Rings of Fire"

"Restaurant" for me too. "Cancelled" is another one, I 100% of the time only have one L. :bang:

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:18

Dr. Dogballs Jr.: Jun 9, 2014; the angriest sex machine

tomarrow

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:23

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

Sweet Sassy Molassy!

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:25

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

acquaintence

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:25

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

I keep misspelling Niger

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:25

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

i once mis-spelled "retard" as "reald-o" because i was really drunk and an internet phenomonen (<--woops) was born!

you can add phenomonon to my list

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:37

Ape Fist: Feb 23, 2007; Nowadays, you can do anything that you want; anal, oral, fisting, but you need to be wearing gloves, condoms, protection.

also a victim of the UK educational system here. i before e except after c, and never start a sentence with and or because. i sometimes independent/independant for me too.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:40

Bloodfart McCoy: Jul 20, 2007; That's a high quality avatar right there.

Resteraunt (restaurant)

Oddysse (odyssey)

Messege (message)

Message (massage)

Stomache (stomach)

Wedenesday (Wednesday)

# ? Feb 4, 2016 18:58

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Bloodfart McCoy posted:

Resteraunt (restaurant)

Oddysse (odyssey)

Messege (message)

Message (massage)

Stomache (stomach)

Wedenesday (Wednesday)

HOLY poo poo DO YOU HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY OR SOMETHING?

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:08

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Bloodfart McCoy posted:

Messege (message)

Message (massage)

for gently caress's sakes

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:09

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

massage in a bottle~~~

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:12

Bloodfart McCoy: Jul 20, 2007; That's a high quality avatar right there.

dad gay. so what posted:

HOLY poo poo DO YOU HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY OR SOMETHING?

Message my schlong and fill your stomache up with my seman.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:24

mdemone: Mar 14, 2001

Captain Yossarian posted:

"Restaurant" for me too. "Cancelled" is another one, I 100% of the time only have one L.

"canceled" is okay, it's just a more American version. The double-L is usually a British spelling in a few other words too.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:28

ArbitraryC: Jan 28, 2009; Pick a number, any number; Pillbug

For the longest time I spelled tomorrow as 'tommorow' which was particularly frustrating because the spellcheckers I was using for some reason weren't able to tell what i was trying to type even though I was only one letter off. It was something I had to force myself to learn.

Definitely is another word I always misspell (definately or w/e), I mostly just try to avoid using it.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:31

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Dugs

Teats

Milk doogies

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:35

jenny jones fan: Dec 24, 2007

is it:

vaccum
vaccume
vacumme
vacume
vacuume
vaccuumme
vacumm

Apparently it is none of them.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 19:58

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

i think its vacuum with 2 "u"'s but i could be wrong

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:06

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

suck on DEEZ NUTZ, op

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:09

Brother Tadger: Feb 15, 2012; I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!

separate.

I always spell it "seperate" for some reason.

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:15

mbt: Aug 13, 2012

somehow im such an idiot that I write out "diviath fyr" instead of "divayth fyr"

its like....lol the first one isn't even a real morrowind character...

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:16

turbomoose: Nov 29, 2008; Playing the banjo can be a relaxing activity and create lifelong friendships!
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recieve
febuary

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:18

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Mortimer posted:

somehow im such an idiot that I write out "diviath fyr" instead of "divayth fyr"

its like....lol the first one isn't even a real morrowind character...

same. i guess we can all agree that "spell check" was a great invention by bill gates. i always run my posts through "word" before i hit submit so i dont look like a huge idiot

# ? Feb 4, 2016 20:19