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A misspelling in English might be made by someone used to a different spelling in another language; for example, "address" is translated "adresse" in French and German. Many Spanish words are similar or identical to English words, but with an "n" inserted, or replacing an "m", leading to errors: "inmigrant" from " inmigrante ", "cementery" from ...
Meaning Use sp: Spelling: Used to indicate misspelling spo: Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text flush with right ...
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.
daily regimen) (darker than [comparative]) (DC, direct current) (de rigueur) death knell (deciding how) (deep-seated) (kelvins) (depending on) (depending on whom you)
Chomsky (1965) made a distinguishing explanation of competence and performance on which, later on, the identification of mistakes and errors will be possible, Chomsky stated that ‘’We thus make a fundamental distinction between competence (the speaker-hearer's knowledge of his language) and performance (the actual use of language in concrete situations)’’ ( 1956, p. 4).
English is unusual in that most words used in formal writing have a single spelling that can be found in a typical dictionary, with the exception of some jargon and modified words. In many languages, words are often concatenated into new combinations of words. In German, compound nouns are frequently coined from other existing nouns.
Then business casual came along and messed everything up. Polos replaced button-front shirts at the office and collar-wear lost serious ground.
misspelling (click for Wikipedia search); (correct spelling) To add an entry to the list, insert a new search entry using the {{search link}} template with the correct spelling in parentheses after the link.