Spellings that make you cringe

[jarhead123]

I know some people can't help it, I get that.

BUT I've just seen a photo on FB of a Mum & daughter and someone has comment 'so pressures' - I am assuming they mean precious!!

Any other classics you've seen?

And WHY is the whole world
and his wife now using "gotten" instead of "got?"


IT'S CAN'T you dimwit!! 😉

Mabey. It’s maybe.

Aloud instead of allowed.

Breath instead of breathe. ‘And breath’ makes no sense at all!

Asking for advise instead of advice.

Myself instead of me.

Breath when they mean breathe. Curb when they mean kerb. Breaks when they mean brakes. Brought when they mean bought. What is this ridiculous aww/awe usage too? Whatever happened to good old ahhhh to be an expression of admiration?

"Carnt"

Its CANT you dimwits!!

IT'S CAN'T you dimwit!!

already been mentioned but bought/brought it drives me insane!!! you bought it and brought it home not brought it and bought it home.

oh and not a spelling as such but 'off of' drives me mad as well, 'off' on its own is sufficient!

Aloud instead of allowed

That is something I might type, even though I know the difference and can immediately see I've used the wrong word when I read it back. It's like the part my brain that controls spoken words has taken over the typing department, and doesn't care which of two words that sound the same it types. (I have even used "no" and "know" interchangeably.)

I would not have done this when I was 20, or 30. I think I first caught myself doing it in my early 40's. It's a bit worrying that my brain seems to have deteriorated, but at least it doesn't seem to be getting any worse.

On point. It's En pointe! See also on route.

Another one that's deliberate but annoying is imma instead of I'm going to.

Imma get me a coffee. Rage.

I suppose my point is that YABU to assume it's a lack of knowledge/education that causes this.

I walked passed the car. I walked PAST the car!

And she went to councilling, instead of counseling.

I see ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’ all the time on here and on FB and it irrationally pisses me off.

There was a post on facebook the other day and someone was asking if anyone had any "rapping paper" to make a costume. Now I don't know where they sell it but I want it!

On and "on route" drives me mental.

On the conception board, I always see "I think there's a feint line"

You mean "faint" 

Councillor/ councilling when they mean counsellor/ counselling really grates.

Having worked in schools a lot another one I see from people who should know better is ‘Pupil A is on role at this school’ instead of ‘on roll.’ I can see it might be an error for people who wouldn’t use that term regularly but honest to god I’ve seen it in emails from professionals who work closely with schools

It annoys me more that there is always one person on this type of thread, that presumes poor spelling or pronunciation is down to being ‘Northern’. You might as well just say that people in the North are thick.

This has actually just been posted on my local Facebook page (moaning about the low noise fireworks)
They rejuicin everything just like carnival before long there will be no fireworks

Off piece. It’s off piste.

When people spell loose weight instead of lose weight. My sil uses it all the time.

All of the above!

The difference between practice/ practise, licence/license.

I dislike the current vogue for missing out a word
“He jumped out the window”. “She walked out the door”. It’s “jumped out of”, “walked out of”.

There was a sign at a dental surgery that said “Patient’s Parking Area.” I asked if they had only one patient. It’s still there.

Oh and I have seen things quoted as being "shabby sheik".

One that I've seen a couple of times recently on MN is testicals

Dinning table .