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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:
Ellemeg82 · 31/03/2024 09:01

Carrots

Everytime I write it on a shopping list I question the R's and T's !

Carrots
Carots
Carotts

Also agree with decision and necessary.

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 31/03/2024 09:04

Jewellery I always stumble on as I want to leave out the last ‘e’

The little word ‘lot’ seems to baffle a lot of people, frequently seen as alot or even allot.

TruthThatsHardAsSteel · 31/03/2024 09:06

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 31/03/2024 08:43

@TruthThatsHardAsSteel

There was an old joke about people buying bottled water being naive… (read the word backwards).

Ahhh I love it 😂! I'll remember that. Hopefully

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Breathmiller · 31/03/2024 09:19

PoochiesPinkEars · 31/03/2024 07:02

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

YES!! That's why. It's like a lightbulb going on. You are a genius.

Breathmiller · 31/03/2024 09:21

TeenDivided · 31/03/2024 07:03

Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move

Also a genius. I live in hope now that I will never get the word rhythm wrong again. Allthough I did need to go back again and read your post!🤣).

notanothernana · 31/03/2024 09:22

Weird. Embarrassed.

goingtotown · 31/03/2024 09:24

Necessary.

My teacher said to remember you have One collar & Two socks.

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 31/03/2024 09:25

marbleeffect · 31/03/2024 08:50

Necessary (thanks auto correct!)

It is necessary for a shirt to have one Collar and two Sleeves.

the other one someone said on here was referral. An old english teacher once said, it is when you Really Really need the treatment.

LittleG69 · 31/03/2024 09:29

Cereal. Fortunately I rarely have to spell it

for necessary try ‘never eat cod eat smoked salmon and remain young’

KatharinaRosalie · 31/03/2024 09:37

Buer...bureuc...bureucra..you know, that one.

Also professional looks like it should have ff or ll

KatharinaRosalie · 31/03/2024 09:39

Also threat/threathened. Never sure about the h.

Xiaoxiong · 31/03/2024 09:45

Commitment. I always put in two T's to match the M's! And it's a word I type about 20 times a day at work as well.

DaisyHaites · 31/03/2024 09:47

Developed. Surely it should be double ‘p’!

Heynonymouse · 31/03/2024 10:16

I could never spell diarrhoea until someone taught me:

Doesn't
It
Always
Run
Really
Horribly
Over
Each
Ankle

fightingthedogforadonut · 31/03/2024 10:26

Embarrassing /Embarrassment

(only succeeded here because of autocorrect.)

claudiawinklemansfringetrimmer · 31/03/2024 15:45

Restaurant and emperor are mine! I always want to write resteraunt and emporer (the latter being particularly bad given I studied ancient history at university)

fluffycloudalert · 31/03/2024 15:48

Verruca. Fortunately I am never called upon to write it down. My brain keeps telling me it should have one r and two c's. Verucca.

RobinEllacotStrike · 31/03/2024 22:36

Definitely
Defiantly

RobinEllacotStrike · 31/03/2024 22:37

Awkward- it's just so awkward to spell

Wisterical · 31/03/2024 22:56

Jelous. Which I know is wrong but can never remember the correct spelling without autocorrect. So I often end up using 'envious' instead, but get annoyed at myself because it doesn't mean quite the same thing.

PandaG · 31/03/2024 23:08

Separate - I remember separate parts - there is par in the middle
Embarrassment - rosy red cheeks and a silly smile - 2 r and 2 s.

BadLad · 01/04/2024 01:37

marbleeffect · 31/03/2024 08:50

Necessary (thanks auto correct!)

Never eat cake. Eat Sausage Sandwiches And Remain Young

Works for me.

VerityUnreasonble · 01/04/2024 16:00

goingtotown · 31/03/2024 09:24

Necessary.

My teacher said to remember you have One collar & Two socks.

I always remember this as "coffee, two sugars"

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