10 words you need to stop misspelling

Good resource for anyone who attempts to communicate occasionally via the written word.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

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Permalink Reply by John W. on April 3, 2012 at 12:06pm

I'd add farther/further to that list.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on April 3, 2012 at 12:38pm

Breaks vs. Brakes.

"I hit the brakes so I wouldn't end up with multiple bone breaks." (That example may need some work.)

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Permalink Reply by John W. on April 3, 2012 at 12:51pm

I can't help thinking how many connections are missed on craigslist because someone is selling "breaks" and someone is searching for "brakes" or vice versa.

Dave Jacque said:

Breaks vs. Brakes.

"I hit the brakes so I wouldn't end up with multiple bone breaks." (That example may need some work.)

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Permalink Reply by SlyRed on April 3, 2012 at 12:52pm

I saw a Super Coarse listed the other day and boy was it ever!

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Permalink Reply by S.Presley☠ on April 3, 2012 at 12:55pm

I use spell check...so it's basically "word usage" not spelling, that trips me up.

I get the red zig zag line under my misspelled words from Fire Fox, but it doesn't always help when I spell form instead of from.

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Permalink Reply by Rich S on April 3, 2012 at 1:37pm

Remember to read your texts before sending! Smart phones are still in 3rd grade.

http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/category/best-of-dyac/

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Permalink Reply by Cameron 7.5 mi on April 3, 2012 at 1:46pm

I hate the way auto correct makes these common errors even more common. My last phone I never did figure out how to get it to leave "its" and not change it to "it's".

Rich S said:

Remember to read your texts before sending! Smart phones are still in 3rd grade.

http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/category/best-of-dyac/

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Permalink Reply by Vondo on April 3, 2012 at 2:07pm

My thing is not misspelling certain words, but I hate when people use the word "literally" when they really don't mean it.

"My heart literally dropped out of my chest!"

Really?

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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on April 3, 2012 at 2:19pm

Did you know if you took all the veins in your body and laid them end to end...you would die? -literally!!!!

Mike Judge's Idiocracy isn't really all that far away. The US has already entered the post-literate age.

Vando said:

My thing is not misspelling certain words, but I hate when people use the word "literally" when they really don't mean it.

"My heart literally dropped out of my chest!"

Really?