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The following list, of about 350 words, is based on documented lists [4] [10] of the top 100, 200, or 400 [3] most commonly misspelled words in all variants of the English language, rather than listing every conceivable misspelled word. Some words are followed by examples of misspellings:
See List of English words with disputed usage for words that are used in ways that are deprecated by some usage writers but are condoned by some dictionaries. There may be regional variations in grammar , orthography , and word-use , especially between different English-speaking countries.
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The English language has quite a few surprises. We can't list all the irregular verbs, but be aware they do exist. For example, no past tense exists for the word "broadcast." "Broadcasted" isn't a ...
The lists of common spelling mistakes linked below are used to correct typographical errors throughout Wikipedia.Each entry lists a typo, followed by the correct spelling in parentheses; clicking on the typo will search for it throughout Wikipedia.
In English, "X" was first used as a scribal abbreviation for "Christ" in 1021. [105] [106] The word crap did not originate as a back-formation of British plumber Thomas Crapper's apt surname. [107] The word crap ultimately comes from Medieval Latin crappa. [107] [108] The word fuck did not originate in the Middle Ages as an acronym. [109]
“'Tis” is a contraction, a shortening of the words it is, and thus it needs to have an apostrophe just like any other contraction (e.g. “isn’t,” “can’t”, etc.). The same applies ...
The word "inflammable" can be derived by two different constructions, both following standard rules of English grammar: appending the suffix -able to the word inflame creates a word meaning "able to be inflamed", while adding the prefix in-to the word flammable creates a word meaning "not flammable".