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Ten words you need to stop misspelling.

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Weird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C?

Anyone who reads books and stuff knows that that rule doesn't apply to the words protein, weird, proficient, efficient, sufficient, and a bunch of other words as well. That's why they don't teach that rule anymore.
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http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

I had this stuff figured out in elementary school, but so many adults still can't get it right. They need a kick in the hemmorhoids.




Hmmm... I counted 18 words to "learn how to spell" in this list... :| Perhaps the author needs to learn how to count?? :D
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Nineteen :P




Only if you consider "a lot" as two words, but the point being made by the author is that "lot" is a single word - "alot" doesn't exist.

(That wasn't back-peddling, was it?! :D:D)
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Actually, this is not a spelling issue it's a vocab' one.

In the main these are not misspelling, they are often spelt correctly but the wrong word is bing used.

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back-peddling pedaling



FIFY ;)




Ah ha ha!!! :$

A few reasons for this mistake... Typing fast, haven't activated spell-check on my iPad and English is my second language!! (All bad excuses, I know!! :D)
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back-peddling pedaling



FIFY ;)


Ah ha ha!!! :$

A few reasons for this mistake... Typing fast, haven't activated spell-check on my iPad and English is my second language!! (All bad excuses, I know!! :D)


LOL. You forgot "gremlins". Oh, and spell-check wouldn't have caught it, as "peddling" means "to peddle" (sell). Sacrebleu.

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LOL. You forgot "gremlins". Oh, and spell-check wouldn't have caught it, as "peddling" means "to peddle" (sell). Sacrebleu.



Oh my, I *did* forget gremlins-how silly of me!!! :D:D
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How about people's names?? My name does not now, nor has it ever had an "h" in it. My surname is not English, so "I before E except after C" does not apply.

For pete's sake, if you don't know how to spell it, surely it's a good occasion to use the copy/paste function!!!
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>My name does not now, nor has it ever had an "h" in it.

"Nathaly?" I could see misspelling it Natalie, but an H?



My DZ name is "Nataly" - my real name is "Natalie". The French way to spell it is usually "Nathalie".

But I think if I sign the bottom of my emails "Natalie" (and I always do) it's not so terribly difficult to copy/paste. I always make it a point to spell people's names the same way they spell it. When in doubt, I ask "is that the right way to spell it?" I think it matters to (most) people.
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Weird. What happened to the rule of I before E except after C?


It's: I before E except in Heinecken and Budweiser. :P

(Being a German: Not that I would attribute these beverages with the term "beer"...)
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