tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post7516968932200380659..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Words I MispellScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34610528712125681362008-05-02T23:45:00.000-08:002008-05-02T23:45:00.000-08:00Amusingly enough (or is it ironic?) you spelled se...Amusingly enough (or is it ironic?) you spelled sergeant wrong twice :)<BR/><BR/>I always get diarrhea wrong too (I want to put the h first, as in diahrrea, or maybe even put in an o like diahrroea -- yep. I have no clue why I feel the need to do this).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43766674674393902232008-02-26T04:11:00.000-09:002008-02-26T04:11:00.000-09:00I want to know: Why is refrigerator spelled withou...I want to know: Why is refrigerator spelled without a "d" but fridge has a "d"?Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-26334551949865614432008-02-25T16:01:00.000-09:002008-02-25T16:01:00.000-09:00Oh thank you, I'm normal. It took me about 30 yea...Oh thank you, I'm normal. It took me about 30 years to figure out that maybe is not spelled mabie!AlaneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378820581781820649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-335739971225947242008-02-25T14:42:00.000-09:002008-02-25T14:42:00.000-09:00lol. i spell much better with spell check built in...lol. i spell much better with spell check built into firefox :)<BR/>but i'm a bit anal about my own spelling.....other people, not so much ;)~ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461738529248708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18003599609892914612008-02-24T18:59:00.000-09:002008-02-24T18:59:00.000-09:00I say "Ditto!" to this whole list. Your mispelled...I say "Ditto!" to this whole list. Your mispelled words are my mispelled words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23220572103979232422008-02-24T12:45:00.000-09:002008-02-24T12:45:00.000-09:00I think I read somewhere that judgment is the most...I think I read somewhere that judgment is the most misspelled word in the US? Isn't it "judgement" in Great Britain? Or is it Great Britian?Lisa Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990706355525884593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-732678716219929582008-02-23T23:09:00.000-09:002008-02-23T23:09:00.000-09:00I had to laugh at your comments. I agree with some...I had to laugh at your comments. I agree with some of your things. Weird is a hard one and I just had to fix it right now! Is it right?<BR/>I have to remind myself how to spell friend by saying it Fry-ends in my head. I have a lot more like that but we won't go there....my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-29433361406443114262008-02-22T22:47:00.000-09:002008-02-22T22:47:00.000-09:00I do most of those as well, andLicenseCan never sp...I do most of those as well, and<BR/><BR/><BR/>License<BR/><BR/>Can never spell that one right.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264845015930907294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84760002005179804712008-02-22T17:55:00.000-09:002008-02-22T17:55:00.000-09:00#12 - there was some strange movie with Crispin Gl...#12 - there was some strange movie with Crispin Glover in it where he commented he can always spell "weird" b/c "WE were WEird."<BR/><BR/>no clue the movie, but I still remember that.dawn224https://www.blogger.com/profile/12261307900362127378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-74247745046581519232008-02-22T10:22:00.000-09:002008-02-22T10:22:00.000-09:00Gandhi gets me every single time.Gandhi gets me every single time.2nd Cup of Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478944775613602625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79385174339714081762008-02-22T09:14:00.000-09:002008-02-22T09:14:00.000-09:00"exercise" and "practice"Don't know why...those wo..."exercise" and "practice"<BR/><BR/>Don't know why...those words screw me up every time, and I consider myself a pretty darn good speller!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128838833881104829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82209506409567397832008-02-22T08:39:00.000-09:002008-02-22T08:39:00.000-09:00Looking at your list, I honestly am shaken to the ...Looking at your list, I honestly am shaken to the core of my own spelling prowess.truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63034025240433451652008-02-22T07:33:00.000-09:002008-02-22T07:33:00.000-09:00So interesting. I always get judgement wrong but n...So interesting. I always get judgement wrong but never development. Weird. I'll have to try to think of development when I am writing judgment, judgment, judgment.Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848165705000588114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2987328131184840872008-02-22T06:33:00.000-09:002008-02-22T06:33:00.000-09:00Most are totally on my list, too. I remember in 1...Most are totally on my list, too. I remember in 10th grade taking some standardized test and vacuum was on it. I spelled it right but one of the "brainiacs" spelled it wrong and tried to convince me it had two cc's! Since then I always have to think about it.Claremont First Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529859630615522678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-45135234382422494212008-02-21T21:13:00.000-09:002008-02-21T21:13:00.000-09:00The WORST is when you spell something RIGHT but it...The WORST is when you spell something RIGHT but it just doesn't look RIGHT. That drives me NUTS!<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for spellcheck!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041264651352872150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-85062636217318667162008-02-21T21:11:00.000-09:002008-02-21T21:11:00.000-09:00I have a hard time with glamour and glamorous. Why...I have a hard time with glamour and glamorous. Why isn't there a "u" after the first "o"? I have to sing Fergie's song in my head in order to spell it right. hee heeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-78923352949838988292008-02-21T19:46:00.000-09:002008-02-21T19:46:00.000-09:00I like to pretend I'm a great speller, but my spel...I like to pretend I'm a great speller, but my spelling went south after I learned Spanish and French. Only problem is I'm an editor by trade, and I'm the one who's supposed to know how everything is spelled. Hooray for spellcheck!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826239923503751868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-66523201516649554902008-02-21T19:07:00.000-09:002008-02-21T19:07:00.000-09:00Love the post. I'm a word geek and have always lo...Love the post. I'm a word geek and have always loved to spell, play Scrabble, you name it.<BR/><BR/>In fact, when I started reading your list, I thought "Oh no, she STILL spelled them wrong here - and then duh, I realized you did it on purpose!!<BR/><BR/>A word that drives me nuts when I read it because it always looks wrong is restaurateur. Explain why the owner of a restaurant drops the n before adding -eur!!<BR/><BR/>For carinne who can't remember dessert and desert, dessert is the one you eat because you always want more than one, so put in 2 esses. (And how many knew that the proper spelling of the letter "s" is actually "ess"?! LOL)<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I do misspell words myself sometimes. And it makes me crazy.Mocha with Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68369031273184157812008-02-21T18:14:00.000-09:002008-02-21T18:14:00.000-09:00I am the world's worst speller and spell check is ...I am the world's worst speller and spell check is not working on blogger - KILLING ME!<BR/><BR/>It took me till #4 to realize you were spelling them wrong in the bold. HAHAHA. I suspected it at number 3, but knew it by number 4 :)<BR/><BR/>sigh...for me, it is "definately" instead of "definitely"...gets me all of he time.Mary@notbefore7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17294717852179643696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-71103973041777553782008-02-21T17:18:00.000-09:002008-02-21T17:18:00.000-09:00Like you, I usually don't have a problem with spel...Like you, I usually don't have a problem with spelling...but many of these get me too. Especially now that I have mommy-brain!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427110229636518044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-85509011132122447482008-02-21T15:57:00.000-09:002008-02-21T15:57:00.000-09:00A very entertaining list! I love the way you so e...A very entertaining list! I love the way you so easily laugh at yourself... and BTW, I'm equally guilty of #9 : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-89839460311485782332008-02-21T14:38:00.000-09:002008-02-21T14:38:00.000-09:00Ohhhhh I so can relate to this post...these are th...Ohhhhh I so can relate to this post...these are the words I spell wrong everytime...<BR/>gaurantee (I cheated and saw it on kelli's comment, but I spell it wrong all the time)<BR/>restaurant - I think I've got it<BR/>convenience - I hate this word<BR/><BR/>Then I have this iPhone that auto corrects words, but half the time they are the RIGHT words. For example, I kept writing 'Leah' (my friend's name) and it kept correcting it as leaf. I wouldn't notice until I hit send. I hate that. My friend thinks I'm calling her leaf. Nice. OK, that was a random thought, but I just don't need someone or something making my spelling even worse, ya know?<BR/><BR/>lol<BR/>~melody~Pennies In My Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064698793414279967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-9607984471211384662008-02-21T14:34:00.000-09:002008-02-21T14:34:00.000-09:00Yep I get so many wrong too and I've done editing ...Yep I get so many wrong too and I've done editing work!! <BR/><BR/>Then just when I start to get the hang of things I read lots of American blogs who spell things differently like color, and put ize at the end of words instead of ise!<BR/><BR/>Love the 'shcool' photo by the way!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388231781998550088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82263629846909219952008-02-21T14:18:00.000-09:002008-02-21T14:18:00.000-09:00Spell check has made me lazy when it comes to spel...Spell check has made me lazy when it comes to spelling. Although, at least I recognized you spelled the words wrong :) !!An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88341309565504931532008-02-21T14:13:00.000-09:002008-02-21T14:13:00.000-09:00Yeah, there are some words that I swear I will NEV...Yeah, there are some words that I swear I will NEVER remember how to spell. Diarrhea is definitely one of them.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270545811471785078noreply@blogger.com