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What word are you simply unable to spell, no matter how much you try to memorise it?

123 replies

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 31/03/2024 02:22

Mine is 'diarrhoea'. I can never ever remember how to spell it, it's only correct here because I googled!

What is your word nemesis that refuses to allow you to remember the spelling of?

OP posts:
Weenurse · 31/03/2024 06:07

Aneurysm

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 31/03/2024 06:23

Decision

AnImaginaryCat · 31/03/2024 06:32

Lots of words. Too many to remember - always been a struggle. Can take me a while to wrote things - and thanks for spellchecker!! (Hand written text does look different for me and is a lot more frustrating.)

Though diarrhoea isn't too bad a word as it's not too frequent in everyday use. Hopefully!

Weirdly diarrhoea is one I've managed to spell thanks to "dash in a real rush, hurry or else accident".

Only nemonic I've managed to remember 😁.

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AGodawfulsmallaffair · 31/03/2024 06:33

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 31/03/2024 02:22

Mine is 'diarrhoea'. I can never ever remember how to spell it, it's only correct here because I googled!

What is your word nemesis that refuses to allow you to remember the spelling of?

I’ve never been able to spell it. So the runs ( or squits ) it is!

AnImaginaryCat · 31/03/2024 06:41

KnottyKnitting · 31/03/2024 05:55

NeCeSSary - one Collar and two Socks.

Ooh handy!

I struggle with my siblings names for years when I was small. Got a lot of grief for it from teachers, parents and the sibling in question. One of them - Michael - caused issues (just for is it "ae" or "ea"!!) until I had a kind manager (called Michael 😃) , who helped me out by pointing out they are in alphabetical order. Which is useful as one of the letters is a. Would have been less useful if the letters were from the middle of the alphabet as I'd have to go through it every time I wrote the name down 😁.

UncomfortableSilence · 31/03/2024 06:51

Convenience- Every time I type it at work it flags. I have no idea why. I'm precious about spelling and grammar but every bloody time with this word.

anon2022anon · 31/03/2024 06:51

Maintenance (often write maintainence or maintainence)

Mushroomwithaview · 31/03/2024 06:54

Recieved. Received. Recieved. Received.

Also, Giraffe.

SardineJam · 31/03/2024 06:54

Two words for me - vehicle and rhythm

JeysusH · 31/03/2024 06:54

Fucking coriander.

Definitely should have a double R.

TeenDivided · 31/03/2024 06:54

broccoli
I know that is right as my other options are underlined as spelling errors, but I when doing shopping lists I can't remember 2cs and 1l or the other way around.

AhBiscuits · 31/03/2024 06:56

Diarrhoea too. Also manoeuvre.
I have to Google if my spell check can't figure out what I'm writing.

JeysusH · 31/03/2024 06:56

Broccoli is fine.

JeysusH · 31/03/2024 06:57

Broccoli
Double C.

TruthThatsHardAsSteel · 31/03/2024 06:57

Nieve

Niaeve

Naieve

Nieave

Ah shite. It's naive. It just doesn't make sense to me

JeysusH · 31/03/2024 06:58

Naive.

It's how it's pronounced!

Breathmiller · 31/03/2024 06:59

Rythmn. Rhthym. Rythm. Rhythmn. Not a clue every single time i don't know why I want to put an n at the end?

I've had to look it up again even though I had to use it last week for work and was determined that I would learn it this time.

Rhythm!!

strawberrybarn · 31/03/2024 06:59

Definitely (definately)

Separate/Separated/Separately (seperate)

Longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller · 31/03/2024 06:59

anon2022anon · 31/03/2024 06:51

Maintenance (often write maintainence or maintainence)

Me too. It ends up underlined in red every time I write it. I’m scared to even try writing it here! It starts fine, but after maint…. it all goes to pot.

transformandriseup · 31/03/2024 07:00

Definitely. I cringed when watching the last series of Line of Duty as I know I really struggle with this word 😩.

PoochiesPinkEars · 31/03/2024 07:00

Separate seperate - done it wrong so often I can't see the wrong one anymore! Spelling all good otherwise. 😶‍🌫️

TeenDivided · 31/03/2024 07:02

PoochiesPinkEars · 31/03/2024 07:00

Separate seperate - done it wrong so often I can't see the wrong one anymore! Spelling all good otherwise. 😶‍🌫️

I can definitely do that one. I once had to write it out I think 16 times as I kept getting it wrong in Chemistry!

PoochiesPinkEars · 31/03/2024 07:02

Breathmiller · 31/03/2024 06:59

Rythmn. Rhthym. Rythm. Rhythmn. Not a clue every single time i don't know why I want to put an n at the end?

I've had to look it up again even though I had to use it last week for work and was determined that I would learn it this time.

Rhythm!!

Maybe the n wants to join in cos it looks quite like hymn ?

TeenDivided · 31/03/2024 07:03

PoochiesPinkEars · 31/03/2024 07:02

Maybe the n wants to join in cos it looks quite like hymn ?

Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move

NewMe2024 · 31/03/2024 07:04

Bureaucracy. The bane of my life!