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Frequently Misspelt Words in English | |||
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A common error among language learners and even some native speakers of any language is the misspelling of certain words. English is no exception. In fact, it is subject to more errors than other languages. | A common error among language learners and even some native speakers of any language is the misspelling of certain words. English is no exception. In fact, it is subject to more errors than other languages. | ||
Why? Obviously, this is due to the extensive influence other languages have had on English language through the years. Military regimes, Native Americans, immigration, and countless others have gone a long way to influence English as we know it. As a result, some words are actually alien, therefore peculiarities in their spellings. All the same, reasons for misspelling words vary. | Why? Obviously, this is due to the extensive influence other languages have had on English language through the years. Military regimes, Native Americans, immigration, and countless others have gone a long way to influence English as we know it. As a result, some words are actually alien, therefore peculiarities in their spellings. All the same, reasons for misspelling words vary. | ||
In this lesson, some frequently misspelled English words will be corrected with a brief not on the probable causes for the errors where necessary. | In this lesson, some frequently misspelled English words will be corrected with a brief not on the probable causes for the errors where necessary. | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 13 February 2019
A common error among language learners and even some native speakers of any language is the misspelling of certain words. English is no exception. In fact, it is subject to more errors than other languages.
Why? Obviously, this is due to the extensive influence other languages have had on English language through the years. Military regimes, Native Americans, immigration, and countless others have gone a long way to influence English as we know it. As a result, some words are actually alien, therefore peculiarities in their spellings. All the same, reasons for misspelling words vary.
In this lesson, some frequently misspelled English words will be corrected with a brief not on the probable causes for the errors where necessary.
Correct Spelling - Wrong Spelling - Probable Cause of Misspelling Accommodate - Accomodate - various Argument - Arguement - Mistake because of the root word ‘argue’. Clarify - Clearify - Mistake because of the root word ‘clear’. Colossal - Collosal - various Continuously - Continiously - Confusion with the rule for words ending in ‘ious’ Enmity - Enimity - Mispronunciation Expatiate - Expantiate - Mispronunciation Forty - Fourty - Mistake because of the root word ‘four’. Grammar - Grammer - Mispronunciation Grievous - Grievious - Mispronunciation Guidance - Guidiance - Mistake because of the root word ‘guide’. Mischievous - Mischievious - Confusion with the rule for words ending in ‘ious’ Occasion - Occassion - Confusion with the rule for words ending in ‘ssion’ Occurred - Occured - various Poem - Peom - various Peculiar - Perculiar - various Preceded - Preceeded - Confusion with the word ‘proceeded’ Separate - Seperate - Mispronunciation Necessary - Neccessary - various Pastime - Passtime / Pasttime - various Repetition - Repitition - Mispronunciation