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Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:30 am
by Marc Meakin
Just occurred to me that it's probably not off-topic but anyway.
Ignoring fat fingers and other typos I always struggle with spelling HYGIENE and DIARRHOEA and ASTHMA
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:50 am
by Ian Volante
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:30 am
Just occurred to me that it's probably not off-topic but anyway.
Ignoring fat fingers and other typos I always struggle with spelling HYGIENE and DIARRHOEA and ASTHMA
I'd suggest washing more often and seeing a doctor.
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:38 pm
by Mark Deeks
There's an H in pirana somewhere but God knows where.
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:09 pm
by Philip A
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:38 pm
There's an H in pirana somewhere but God knows where.
Piran-HA!
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:11 pm
by Philip A
As a child, I could never correctly recall the spelling of ‘necessary’ until a teacher said, ‘one (c)ollar, two (s)leeves.’
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:34 pm
by Marc Meakin
I remember trying to play FUCHSIA at a game of scrabble and had my attempt challenged off twice
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:28 pm
by David Williams
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:34 pm
I remember trying to play FUCHSIA at a game of scrabble and had my attempt challenged off twice
If it helps, FUCHSIA is named after someone called Fuchs. And Klaus Fuchs was a Russian spy. That's how I remember that one.
Re: Words you often Misspell
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:05 pm
by Marc Meakin
David Williams wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:28 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:34 pm
I remember trying to play FUCHSIA at a game of scrabble and had my attempt challenged off twice
If it helps, FUCHSIA is named after someone called Fuchs. And Klaus Fuchs was a Russian spy. That's how I remember that one.
Yeah but annoyingly it's not pronounced Fook shia