Words I Cannot Seem to Spell

None that comes to mind at the moment, but I can't remember how many times (probably in the thousands) I've looked up on Google just to make sure I wrote a word properly because something was off.

I guess that's to be expected considering English is my second language, but I sure would like to reduce my Google usage for grammar or orthography-related problems.

 

There are lots of words I misspell, that's why I spent the first half of this week looking up hard to spell words and making a list of them. I had the writing part of a very important English exam a few days ago... Weirdly, my spelling used to be very good but I've got too used to spell check which is a little annoying. (My results have to be above 95% to have a chance of getting into university.:icon_sad

 

Being Dyslexic, this is a common problem Lol I am forever Googling words when I am writing my threads, or answering other peoples posts

I did start off cutting & pasting quotes when I first joined EC, but I got told off for doing this, which is OK, because it has made me put more effort into my answers

Definite is one of my words as well

 

I gave a class of grade 6 kids a standard 70-word spelling test which starts with really easy words and then gets harder and harder. All 27 kids stumbled on "conscientious". I'm a very good speller, but I do have trouble with that one.

 

Definitely is one that I can never spell

 

Out of curiosity, if you don't mind my asking, do you get better with practice? Or is it one of those things where your brain just won't do it?

 

Same here! I couldn't get it right either

 

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

And yes,thats a word.

From Wikipedia :

 

:roflmao: Would you need to spell it unless your a Doctor tho

 

:lol: not even him can spell such a word.

 

I keep getting spell block. Mine is though, defintley and others i can`t think of now put when i post on a wall i get some words wrong.

 

*Sets the computer screen on fire*

 

Any word that involves multiple double consonants, ie occurrence, millennium, possession, and embarrass. When I was younger, renaissance took a while to get down.

Really, English learners have my sympathy!

 

I can never spell Nietzsche right.

 

Girl (it come out like.. "gell"), Pearl, Earl, Carl, Curl, anything with "-rl" in it, unless it's like girly, curly, I can still spell it. Oh, and "wrong", I spell it as "wong" -_-

 

enough and throat. I think it is probably cause they do not sound like how they are spelt.. Enough looks like En-ough (like a scottish person saying loch) and throat is looks like throw-at

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Oh and for some reason, I tend to add letters to words. like with would be withe

 

Facetious. It immediately came to mind. I don't know why, but it's just always tripping me up! I have to tell myself "face-tee-us" in order to spell it. My best friend uses it all the time and I joke with her by saying "are you being that word I can't spell?"