What word/s do you have a hard time spelling

**Sirrahsim** · 02-25-2007, 12:51 PM

I can NEVER remember how to spell the word restaurant!! Every time that I go to type it I have to look it up

I always want to spell it restaraunt or something like that

I was an excellent speller when I was in school but it seems that that ability has atrophied a bit since then

**junescrater716** · 02-25-2007, 12:54 PM

I was on a really potent cold medicene once and I forgot how to spell my name and the word "the" lol

**Catlady711** · 02-25-2007, 01:34 PM

I also used to be excellent at spelling in school, however have since went downhilll and getting worse every year.

These are some words I have a hard time spelling, and if they are spelled correctly it's purely coincidental!

Diarrhea
Chihuahua
Muzzle
Dachschand
Rottweiller

Most of them are words I have to write at work and it bothers me that I can't consistently spell them correctly because it's on a medical file and should be spelled properly.

**Randi** · 02-25-2007, 01:43 PM

I have a hard time spelling anaesthesia, had to look it up again.

junescrater716! It's medicine.

What I don't understand is that some people mix up "then" and "than". It has entirely different meanings.

**Ginger's Mom** · 02-25-2007, 02:47 PM

Is it seperate or separate? I could look it up in the dictionary every day and I still wouldn't remember.

**jackie** · 02-25-2007, 02:50 PM

I have trouble with restaurant too!

And apparently!

Thanks god for my Google toolbar spellchecker!

**Pam** · 02-25-2007, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

What I don't understand is that some people mix up "then" and "than". It has entirely different meanings.

Along the same lines..... I always have to look up stationary and stationery when I am using them in a sentence.

1. Stationery is writing paper.
2. Stationary is being fixed in one place.

Now why can't I get that through my head?

**Twisterdog** · 02-26-2007, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

1. Stationery is writing paper.
2. Stationary is being fixed in one place.

No kidding! I had NO idea whatsoever, I spell them both "stationary" and always have.

Here's a trick for "separate" ... Say this, "There's "A RAT" in "sepARATe".

And here's my trick for desert vs. dessert ... Desert has one "s", like sand. Dessert has two "s"'s, like strawberry shortcake.

I have a lot of trouble knowing whether words like calendar, cemetery, etc. have an "e" or and "a" in the last syllable.

I never remember "penicillin" ... is that even correct?

**RedHedd** · 02-26-2007, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

Along the same lines..... I always have to look up stationary and stationery when I am using them in a sentence.

1. Stationery is writing paper.
2. Stationary is being fixed in one place.

Now why can't I get that through my head?

An easy way to remember is that Letter is spelled with "er" and so is stationery.

**Rachel** · 02-27-2007, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

Along the same lines..... I always have to look up stationary and stationery when I am using them in a sentence.

1. Stationery is writing paper.
2. Stationary is being fixed in one place.

Another way to remember this one is that you use a pen to write on stationery.

For some reason, I have a hard time spelling the names of some fruits and vegetables. My grocery list is a mess.

banana or bannana?
potatos or potatoes?
broccoli or brocoli or brocolli?

**junescrater716** · 02-25-2007, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

I have a hard time spelling anaesthesia, had to look it up again.

junescrater716! It's medicine.

What I don't understand is that some people mix up "then" and "than". It has entirely different meanings.

OOPS!!! lol See spelling is annoying. I'm good on the spelling tests but when I'm writing like stories/lyrics/poems etc. I mispell sooooo much

**Almita** · 02-25-2007, 03:58 PM

I'm with you on that. I can't spell Restaurant either. I think that's the only word... not sure haha.

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 02-27-2007, 03:31 PM

Spelling has never been one of my strong points, definitely is probably the word I have the most trouble with though.

Originally Posted by Catlady711

Dachschand

I assume you mean dachshund ?

(I normally wouldn't correct someone's spelling, but thought it was appropriate for this thread.)

**persianmom** · 02-26-2007, 12:13 AM

Most words, never was a good speller, Thank God for spell checkers.

**Suki Wingy** · 02-26-2007, 03:00 AM

most normal words. Sometimes the spell check doesn't even get it! I suspect I may be dyslexic though so that could be part of it. I don't even reilze half the time that anything is wrong. My worst is probably believe, which may or may not be spelled correctly right there. I've gotten better at it since the Sea World commercial though! Also business, and busy (are those spelled right?)