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.

Youngvisiter - it was Dan Quayle.

Who also said "A mind is a terrible thing to waste. You take the United Negro College Fund model that what a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."

oh lord - even worse! I should have guessed.

I think diarrhoea is partly a problem because it's spelled differently in the US (diarrhea) and I don't know about anyone else, but my web browser tries to correct my spelling using the US dictionary.

It always makes me do a double-take every time I type it out as I think, ok, have I got that wrong?

on here it's appalling

that's the word they can't spell

appalling

I always struggle to spell guarantee.

Lol Bink - that quote is great! It's making my eyes hurt just to read it. On a par with "there are known knowns..." etc etc

definitely (definately - gah!!)
diarrhoea (variously)
disappear (dissapear)
broccoli (brocolli)

oh yeah - MN regulars:

appauling
here here.

Liberty is currently plastering the compliment/complement mistake all over its windows. "To compliment the China exhibition, we are showcasing the finest Chinese designers"

mn regular that drives me nuts is 'devestating'

Per say for per se, and other similar bits of foreign confusion.

I keep seeing "skeptical" everywhere. Is it an alternative spelling?

It's the American spelling I think llareggub

ds (4.10) was helped by a TA to spell a word at school yesterday, it was "suprise". It was not a one off as several children had spelt it this way!

et all

their

I can't bear it
I can't bare it

which one is right!! ARGH ! I can#t bear/bare it

Reading a book to Ds tonight I realised that I have spelt and pronounced anemone wrong all my life. I thought it was anenome. Although now I have written it I realise I have always said 'anenome' and written 'anemone'.

Liaise.

Oh I can't say anemone either. I know how now, although I said anenome for many years, but it always comes out anemonenomeprettyflower.

Talking of anemone, I know someone who knows she says Candem Town, but can't stop herself. No matter how often she rehearses it mentally, it always comes out wrong.

I still struggle not to say par cark.

QOD I posted a thread on this recently, it's I can't bear it, as in bearing weight or something, unless you are saying you can't bare your bum!

I found this book really interesting and useful for my kids -
i before e (except after c)

manoeuvre (British), maneuvre (US)

oops that is er. Drats, still cannot spell

One of my students wrote recently in an essay that someone was being put on a peddle stool (meaning pedestal). I laughed for ages over the mental image that created.

By margoandjerry on Wed 26-Mar-08 19:37:45
No restaurant is able to spell Caesar as in Caesar Salad. It's always ceaser.

Yup. i had to look it up before i changed my name!!

can't spell Brocccollli. so i put lots of extra stuff in there.