I don't think I'll ever be able to spell...

[nickyboy]

affect/effect

Not so much the spelling as when to use. I just randomly choose one and hope the other person is as stupid as me

 

[postman]

My spelling is generally good, but my typing leaves a bit to be desired. I just seem incapable of typing some particular words.

I worked for a long time in a job where I had to write letters to customers referring to a "part", which I always seemed to type as a "pert".........

Miss Goodbody has some parts that i think are pert.

 

[subaqua]

I broke my wand so i can't either.

 

[postman]

I broke my wand so i can't either.

Well just potter about on the internet then.

 

[MossCommuter]

Ceiling. I have to remind myself that it's not le ciel.



Also commonly confused are 'lead' for 'led', and 'loose' for 'lose'.

Is that a Victorian affectation?

 

[MossCommuter]

Eh?

I think the Victorians changed the spelling from the French and since affect/effect was the conversation I thought it was mildly amusing.

I could be wrong on all counts

Soz

 

[MossCommuter]

Ah, right! I've never heard that before, but now I have, yes it was.

Yebbut now I need to know if it was the Victorians or not or if i somehow made that up or took it hook line and sinker from someone else.

Google's no help

Please, people, do not share this until corroborated

 

[MossCommuter]

Yebbut now I need to know if it was the Victorians or not or if i somehow made that up or took it hook line and sinker from someone else.

Google's no help

Please, people, do not share this until corroborated

I was wrong, it comes from the same root as its homonym "seal"

Carry on

 

[srw]

Committee
Comittee
Commitee

Even though the phone told me which was correct none of them look right

It has everything possible doubled - the M, the T and the E. Yes, I do need to think about despite regularly writing reports to committees.

I remember it as 'Never Eat Crab, Eat Smoked Salmon'!

From the "there's always one" department, I remember that spelling because it's derived from the Latin word necesse.

I used to be an ace speller, but I'm losing it. It's something to do with the difference between writing longhand and touch-typing.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Definately is how i always seem to spell definitely(thanks to spellchecker for the correct spelling)

 

[srw]

[QUOTE 4571856, member: 259"]I've lost count of the number of times I've emailed someone to say "Thnaks!". I'm just rubbish at typing it for some reason, even though I'm really good at typing all sorts of more complicated words.

And don't ask me about "Drfat contracts" either![/QUOTE]
For some reason I often mistype "accounts" and "accountants".

 

[Old jon]

'teh' for 'the' is one of mine also. I put the blame ( ? ) on left hand leading, learnt from playing guitar. Roger Bucknall says the same.

 

[nickyboy]

affect/effect

Not so much the spelling as when to use. I just randomly choose one and hope the other person is as stupid as me

I had to write some email yesterday talking about how A affected B but the effect was blah blah. Stupid ridiculous English language

 

[Fnaar]

...in a job where I had to write letters to customers referring to a "part", which I always seemed to type as a "pert".........

I occasionally make the same mistake when emailing Miss Goodbody.

 

[slowmotion]

I was taught the "I before E except after C" mantra when a tiny waif.

It's utter bollocks! I'm consulting my lawyers.

EDIT: Is there some software thingy that you can put on your PC that makes you a perfect speller whenever you hit the keyboard?