Which word does nobody seem able to spell?

[Nancy66]

My vote would have to go to 'definitely' - seems only about 1 in 10 get that right.

On our local freecycle adverts it is always 'greatful/greatfully' rather than 'grateful', it really bugs me.

Yes, reminds me - the double LL on the end. Helpfull, usefull etc.

I also get really wound up by people that pronounce the letter Aitch 'haitch'.

loads of people confuse lose and loose

I get really annoyed with the lose and loose confusion.

accommodation.

Usually spelled acommodation or accomodation even on professional ads.

Agree with lose and loose.

Practice/practise (in fact most of the ice/ise words)

Led/lead

brocolli (broccoli?/broccolli?)

I saw a taxi with "ring and your there" on the back

could have been worse, could have been "their"...

fuchsia

even seen mn pedants spell this wrong

alot - as in I did a lot of work - somehow it always gets lumped together...

The correct usage and spelling of their/there/they're and its/it's

When I see it in printed literature and on web sites I begin to see red

my bugbear is "alright"

No I'd say about 60% of people can spell definitely!!

Diarrhoea Only about 5% of people get that right. And I'm not sure I was one of them!

weird

often comes out wierd

diarrhoea

ive seen it a million different ways at work

diahorrea being the most frequent

Blimey nailpolish! What's your work??

lol

im a nurse

But to be honest most of these (the "there" confusion, even the "accom" thing) are just water off my back - ie they get a Molesworthian "diskard" reaction & no further attention is paid to the writer or the substance.

I only mind when something or someone ought to know better - like the Sunday Times Culture bit printing a grocer's apostrophe, or a supposedly high-literary novelist using "alright".

Ha ha I've just looked at your profile. I see you are the fundraising co-ordinator for your school pta!?

Ha ha! me too. We should swap ideas some day.

its a thankless job isnt it

(school pta i mean. nursing is too but thats another story )

Oh I have trouble with diarrhoea (always want to put diahorrea) and vicious (viscious) - argh

Have done the recipe collection book, brown money collection, 'cake shop', 'bad-hair day' (bring in 2 euro).

I'm exhausted chugging donations for a charity fundraiser we are having 17/4. Some people get it immediately and just give you really great stuff for free, but it's so embarrassing when people look at you and say "so, you want me to give you something. For nothing."

Anyway! I've finished chugging so I can relax for a bit now. That was torture.

I don't know how you find the time to be a nurse!

I hate it when have or 've becomes of, could have/could've could of etc grr

I can't do weird - or wierd?

naily, my mum once taught in a very rough part of barnsley (there are some non-rough bits btw ). one morning one of her pupils brought in a note that read along the lines of "our kevin were off school yesterday because he had diarre diorrh dhiar the shits"

true story

No restaurant is able to spell Caesar as in Caesar Salad. It's always ceaser.

lol Tutt