Frequently misspelled words

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

Definitely (defanetely, definately, definetly) grammar (grammer). What words do the people of this guild see frequently misspelled in online posts? List them here with their correct spelling on the outside and the misspellings in parentheses so we can help clear up the misspellings. If you are uncertain of the spelling, Dictionary.com is your friend.

Thanks to all who participate.


This is a properly formatted sentence. The first letter of a sentence is ALWAYS capitalized. A sentence always ends in a punctuation mark, usually a period, but sometimes a question mark or exclamation point. Punctuation such as the comma, the colon and the semicolon are used as sentence pausers. Never should a sentence end with one of these.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

parentheses (parenthesis -- the singular form)  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

s**t... I'll fix it.  

[user_deleted_forever]

Coincidental is often spelled very, very wrong. Not only do they spell it wrong, they spell it so that the pronounciation is entirely different. 'Coincidential' is one of the versions of spelling that angers me, because it's not even spelled phenetically.  

[Gachetemas]

Embouchure

Print dictionaries are your friends, too.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

Gachetemas

Embouchure

Print dictionaries are your friends, too.

Embouchure is like never used except in band geek threads.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

pronounciation pronunciation
phenetically phonetically

I've learned a new word today. Embouchure: 1. The mouth of a river. 2. The opening out of a valley into a plain. In music: 1. The mouthpiece of a wind instrument. 2. The adjustment of a player's mouth to such a mouthpiece.

Embouchure comes from the same root as the French "bouche" meaning "mouth".  

[saotomi5102]

Through is correct
Thru is wrong  

[The Man who was Thursday]

saotomi5102

Through is correct
Thru is wrong

"...But you spell 'through' T-H-R-U, and I'm with you on that because we spell it 'thruff', and that's trying to cheat at Scrabble." - Eddie Izzard.  

[FWIW]

The word "until" is often misspelled as "untill."  

[Sexy Blue Candy]

If through is spelled how to you spell though as in this sentance:Even though I get confused with words I try to spell them correctly,as best I can.  

[The One and Only Guardian]

Convenience seems to be misspelled quite a bit. Other misspelled words are ones that have 'ing' at the end because many people forget to drop the 'e' before adding it. Ex: giveing (giving).
Many people also use words that aren't even real. It's all fun and games when it's a children's book, but in an essay, it just isn't right. For example, my teacher told me today how "She made a big fuss!" is not correct. She also gave examples of other made-up words, but they were so unfamiliar to me, I can't even remember them. sweatdrop  

[The Man who was Thursday]

The One and Only Guardian

Convenience seems to be misspelled quite a bit. Other misspelled words are ones that have 'ing' at the end because many people forget to drop the 'e' before adding it. Ex: giveing (giving).
Many people also use words that aren't even real. It's all fun and games when it's a children's book, but in an essay, it just isn't right. For example, my teacher told me today how "She made a big fuss!" is not correct. She also gave examples of other made-up words, but they were so unfamiliar to me, I can't even remember them. sweatdrop

Heh. Children's books.

Here's a passage from the first page of Finnegans Wake, a very-much-not-children's book by James Joyce.

Joyce

The fall (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!) of a once wallstrait oldparr is retaled early in bed and later on life down through all christian minstrelsy. The great fall of the offwall entailed at such short notice the pftjschute of Finnegan, erse solid man, that the humptyhillhead of humself prumptly sends an unquiring one well to the west in quest of his tumptytumtoes: and their upturnpikepointandplace is at the knock out in the park where oranges have been laid to rust upon the green since devlinsfirst loved livvy.

 

[The One and Only Guardian]

Ezra Pound

The One and Only Guardian

Convenience seems to be misspelled quite a bit. Other misspelled words are ones that have 'ing' at the end because many people forget to drop the 'e' before adding it. Ex: giveing (giving).
Many people also use words that aren't even real. It's all fun and games when it's a children's book, but in an essay, it just isn't right. For example, my teacher told me today how "She made a big fuss!" is not correct. She also gave examples of other made-up words, but they were so unfamiliar to me, I can't even remember them. sweatdrop

Heh. Children's books.

Here's a passage from the first page of Finnegans Wake, a very-much-not-children's book by James Joyce.

Joyce

The fall (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!) of a once wallstrait oldparr is retaled early in bed and later on life down through all christian minstrelsy. The great fall of the offwall entailed at such short notice the pftjschute of Finnegan, erse solid man, that the humptyhillhead of humself prumptly sends an unquiring one well to the west in quest of his tumptytumtoes: and their upturnpikepointandplace is at the knock out in the park where oranges have been laid to rust upon the green since devlinsfirst loved livvy.

Bajeekers! O: Crazy... o.o;;  

[PrincessPeachey]

Something I see quite frequently is 'alot' for 'a lot'. Even the proper version I don't like. Also, I don't like it when people write 'a emotion' instead of 'an emotion', and using 'etc' in an essay.