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?

Fairly new user and also can't figure out how to make text bold  Sorry

"Why you going there for?!"

It's either "What are you going there for?"

Or

"Why are you going there?"

Loose instead of Lose and are instead of our

He's instead of his
Discusting

It's not technically spelling, but it infuriates me when people omit only the last full stop or one apostrophe but not another:

M.o.T
T.K Building Services
1960s R n' R Dance Night

Also, I was always taught that a full stop at the end of an abbreviated word represented the omitted letters, so it's incorrect to use one if the abbreviation already includes the last letter - as in Mr. & Mrs. I'm not certain of the veracity of this and am prepared to be gainsaid.

People not understanding the difference between discreet and discrete.

Chester draws.

Would of.

Could of.

Should of.

Alot/abit instead of a lot or a bit.

On route...it's EN ROUTE!

Using the word generally instead of genuinely!

Apart instead of a part 😡

This one will be controversial, but: 'Halloween' instead of 'Hallowe'en'

Maybe I'm just old-fashioned and square, though - I still use an apostrophe before writing/typing the word 'phone or 'bus.

Agree with you on Hallowe'en.
Can see your point with 'phone.
But 'bus?

What's it even short for? Omnibus? I can't believe anyone under 100 would ever have been taught that bus has an apostrophe. Are you 100 WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll? (Excellent user name by the way.)

Wiv
Cuz
Iz
Carnt

What's it even short for? Omnibus? I can't believe anyone under 100 would ever have been taught that bus has an apostrophe. Are you 100 WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll? (Excellent user name by the way.)

I did say I was old-fashioned and square!! Not quite 100 yet, but I often feel like it in the mornings Thanks for the compliment

Weird I know but for me it is when someone say they are going to councilling not counselling!

There is a horse dealer (notorious) on FB who advertises horses "for sall".
Same dealer - "cheep" for cheap, "wonted" for wanted, "tide" for tied and "bin" for been.
"Wallah" kills me everytime I see it .

@fantasmasgoria1 not weird. Sometimes there will be a whole thread of people saying 'you should have councilling' or 'see a councillor'. Then all I can imagine is this person popping up at their local council for advice on their marital issues.

This

“Would of” instead of “would’ve.”

Definitely one of my greatest annoyances along with not being able to tell the difference between "affect" and "effect", "formally" and "formerly" and spelling "definitely" with an *A".

However the biggest one of all for me is adding apostrophes to form plurals. For example: VEGETABLE'S, BOOK'S, BIRTHDAY'S

Borrow instead of lend eg can you borrow me a pencil? No I don't need one!

However saying Connor and Liam are naughty boy names...

I pity all the "little Johhnys"!

On route -no it’s en route.

Chimbley or chiminea when they mean a chimney in a house.
This is a strange one but I knew someone who kept writing cart instead of can’t on Facebook. Not one offs it was all the time!

So, so, so many of the things already mentioned.

I particularly hate pacific instead of specific. (Unfortunately I have a good friend who says this, but she seems to have a very slight speech impediment so she gets let off for it, still not easy to hear it though.)

Also hate yous instead of you. Why? Just why? The plural of you is ... you. My mum uses this (in speech and on FB) and it gets my goat. She didn't use it when I was growing up though so I wonder if she has become more relaxed/lazy with her language over the years or if it's because she lives closer to Newcastle than she used to, seems more prevalent there.

And now I am going to worry I have a spelling mistake in every other word of my post!

DH has just told me about a post he has read on FB containing the word anti-natal instead of antenatal!

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

but you thought you would take the pee out of them anyway. Lovely.

They may be able to spell well but they probably are good at things you are not.

DH has just told me about a post he has read on FB containing the word anti-natal instead of antenatal!

Wow i bet the world stopped turning didnt it. Somebody put a hyphen in a word (naughty them)

Apologises instead of Apologies

dottypotter

"Anti-natal" is wrong with or without a hyphen and is a perfect example of why we shouldn't give up on correct spelling as it's changed the whole meaning.