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What commonly misspelled words annoy you the most?

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    #122
    howyanow
    Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭howyanow


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    It could be a misspelling. But there are two different words in British English. The verb to license and the noun licence. Similar to advise/advice and practise/practice. So you would have to state the context to judge if the spelling is correct.

    I would have seen examples like driving licence,off - licence probably the 2 most common mistakes i have noticed.


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    #123
    KungPao
    Registered Users Posts: 4,782 ✭✭✭KungPao


    Karsini wrote: »
    Wrong as in "license"? Too much US English going around.
    There sure is. We must stay vigilant and not get desensitized to it.


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    #124
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,924 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    howyanow wrote: »
    I would have seen examples like driving licence,off - licence probably the 2 most common mistakes i have noticed.

    I am looking at my driving licence. That's right Driving Licence, that is what is written on it. If you have one of your own please check it. Why are you calling it a mistake?

    Did you understand what I posted? There are two different words licence and license, a noun and a verb. That is British English. In American English there is only the one word, license.


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    #125
    howyanow
    Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭howyanow


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    I am looking at my driving licence. That's right Driving Licence, that is what is written on it. If you have one of your own please check it. Why are you calling it a mistake?

    Did you understand what I posted? There are two different words licence and license, a noun and a verb. That is British English. In American English there is only the one word, license.

    i was posting the correct spelling of the words.maybe i should have posted license as its that mistake that annoys me.i can see how it you would think i was mistaken sorry for confusion.


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    #126
    DoozerT6
    Registered Users Posts: 2,589 ✭✭✭DoozerT6


    I've seen a lot of this around Boards recently for some reason.....

    People using 'weary' instead of 'wary', eg "I'd be very weary of leaving my car door unlocked", that sort of thing....

    Gah!!


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    #127
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,924 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    DoozerT6 wrote: »
    I've seen a lot of this around Boards recently for some reason.....

    People using 'weary' instead of 'wary', eg "I'd be very weary of leaving my car door unlocked", that sort of thing....

    Gah!!

    Wary is not a word I use much. Nor have I seen any examples of what you saw, except previous mentions of it on this thread. Is it really that common?


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    #128
    TheQuietFella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭TheQuietFella


    Gards - Gardaí / Garda.


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    #129
    _Kaiser_
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    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    Wary is not a word I use much. Nor have I seen any examples of what you saw, except previous mentions of it on this thread. Is it really that common?

    I actually just came onto this thread to make the same point as Doozer :eek:

    I don't want to go highlighting examples but yep, it's a common one alright


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    #130
    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    Wary is not a word I use much. Nor have I seen any examples of what you saw, except previous mentions of it on this thread. Is it really that common?

    It really is, see it a lot


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    #131
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,924 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    bluewolf wrote: »
    It really is, see it a lot

    I see alot a lot more frequently. I think it will soon make the dictionary.


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    #132
    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Someone tried to argue that it was correct and made more sense. They weren't too amused when I said "I'm alittle thirsty, maybe I'll have acup of tea with aspoon of sugar"...


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    #133
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    spelling loose instead of lose


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    #134
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Here's two pictures that I took of signs.

    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/182200/325728.jpg

    https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/182200/325729.jpg


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    #135
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,924 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    branie2 wrote: »
    spelling loose instead of lose

    Probably happens because of the mad "rules" of the English language. Why do we have nose pose and rose to rhyme with hose but make lose rhyme with choose? But not with goose? And who the hell dreamed up the pronunciation for dose?

    I have never heard someone misuse loose in speech as in "I was sure we were going to loose the game".


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