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Sometimes, even the best of us hvae tourble seplling. Other times, we forget even the most basic, ummm, what were they called? Mouth sounds? Pen squiggles? Words! It’s nothing to be ashamed of and, if we can learn to laugh at ourselves for messing up, it’s a great source of entertainment for our friends… and the internet.
Bored Panda has collected the funniest times that people forgot how to use the English language online and this resulted in some giggle-worthy moments. Have a look, upvote your fave mistakes and hilarious moments, and let us know in the comments which words you have the most problems spelling, dear Pandas. (For me, Massachusetts is hard to spell but Mississippi is easy.) Check out our earlier post about the times that people had no idea how to spell ‘quarantine’ correctly, too.
Dr. Lisa McLendon from the University of Kansas School of Journalism and the Coordinator at the Bremner Editing Center explained to Bored Panda why we sometimes forget basic words, why we tend to have trouble spelling correctly, and what we can do to improve. Scroll down for our full interview with her.
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#1
Forgot
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
If it was called horse tornado it'd b so much more popular XD
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JuJu 5 years ago
When you see Ian Ziering on a carousel, run for your life
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David Dunn 5 years ago
Must've been an Italian carousel enthusiast that thought up Sharknado! In concept, it was supposed to be a cute piece about the joys of the seashore carnival life. #lostintranslation Lol
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#2
Excitement
Khavrinen 5 years ago
You know, that famous song by The Pointer Sisters, "I'm So Excited, And I just can't Word It"
Shinomi Chan 5 years ago
Horny for Halloween sounds like a sex toy store but everything is just Halloween themed (and or dressed up as a ghost)
Lonelinessx 3 years ago
Bro im at school and its dead silent but on the inside im wheezing my ass off
#3
Brainfart
GirlFriday 5 years ago
I forgot the word vector and called it "math colors" in front of someone I was training.
Ami Temi 5 years ago
I have to make sure that doorbell systems and security cameras work properly and that someone cannot enter your house by hacking or messing with your lock. Writing some instructions for a colleague, it took me several minutes to remember the word "monitor", which I use probably 50 times/day. Instead, I had these very imaginative words in my head that were not helping. Our brains are weird...
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
More like “brain cramp” than “brain fart”, I think. They don’t only happen when you get older. They can happen to younger folks who are over stressed, sleep deprived, distracted, or trying to multitask way too many things (which has been confirmed to be impossible to do adequately, and only leads to making a shitload of mistakes).
John Montgomery 5 years ago
I like brain cramp better. Brain fart, by bad, and old school have always annoyed me.
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Vorknkx 5 years ago
Forgetfulness is often a trait of genius professors. So maybe it's a good thing.
Andrea Careless 5 years ago
Unfortunately it's a trait of every kind of human.
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Abhinav Thomas 5 years ago
Just happened with me today infront of my students. I forgot the word non renewable resources and explained it using long sentences.
Andrea Careless 5 years ago
I once was talking about how all the hippies used to sit around playing their guitars. But somehow my brain called the guitars "umbrellas." Yep, those umbrellas make a mean sound.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
No worries. I still remember when I was in 2nd grade I could remember how to spell "of" for a day. I kept spelling it "ov".
Elizabeth Butler 5 years ago
Well ov makes better sense as a spellilng. English spelling is crazy.
Load More Replies...Dr. McLendon told Bored Panda that forgetting words is more of a cognitive question than one of grammar or language. “People forget words (and other information) all the time and it’s not a sign of deeper memory problems, it just means they have a temporary blip in ‘retrieval.’ Not surprisingly, this happens more if someone’s tired or stressed out or distracted.”
According to the News and Information Track Chair at the University of Kansas, our troubles with spelling are related to us living in the modern world where a lot of the checking and editing is done for us.
“Because spell-check and autocorrect are everywhere, what seems to be the biggest problem is words that are spelled correctly but aren’t the right word, like ‘form’ instead of ‘from,’ ‘it’s’ instead of ‘its,’ or ‘defiantly’ instead of ‘definitely.’”
#4
They Overheard The Customer Say "It's Steven, Spelled With A Ph"
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
Hooked on Sonics can work for you too.... wait.... Phit.... I take a nap here.
Jon Stuart 5 years ago
Stephen dump a*s, I have a friend who is forever correcting illiterate morons over this.
#5
My Name Is Noah. Everyone Spells It Wrong. I Though There Was One Place That Would Get It Right
BingeFest1 5 years ago
Who the hell spells Noah wrong!? That's one of the easiest names to spell and also quite common
Tobias the Tiger 5 years ago
Especially when it's in the name of your business.
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boredkitten 5 years ago (edited)
Noha means leg in Slovak. / Oh just noticed someone else wrote it before me :)
SaberVoice 5 years ago
I'm a french canadian named Frédéric (with only a C at the end). so many people spell my name with a CK or QUE (for women) at the end!!
Weird Gaming Emo 5 years ago
It could've just been a mistake tho. Like the tried to type a and h close to the same time
#6
Attsma
(socially Awkward)Paul 5 years ago
First of all, why can't his brain poop, second of all, why CAN his brain poop!?
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Bruce Ferrier 2 years ago
Poor thing, the hard time he has with breathing limits the oxygen getting to his brain :(
Dr. McLendon gave us a couple of tips that can help us improve if we’re embarrassed by our spelling mistakes.
“Read carefully over what you’ve written, to make sure you—or autocorrect—didn’t use the wrong word or misuse an apostrophe. Know yourself well enough to know where you usually make mistakes. For instance, I frequently type ‘form’ when I mean ‘from,’ so whenever I finish a document, I do a search for ‘form’ so I can catch the wrong usages,” she said.
“If your writing is going to be seen by a broader audience, have someone else read over it. When you’ve written something, your brain already knows what you’re thinking and what you meant to say, even if you didn’t actually say it.So when you read your own writing, you unconsciously fill in missing words, skip over typos, fail to see ambiguity, etc.”
The expert continued: “Another person, someone who sees only what’s on the page and not what’s in your head, can help you spot mistakes and improve your writing. This is especially important if you are carving something in stone or getting a tattoo with words in it.”
#7
Unsleep
Esca Sav 5 years ago
Are they really your friends if they aren't as polite as this guy?
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MagicalUnicorn 5 years ago
i'm not native english user, so this is definitely coming into my vocabulary :D
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Hey, no need to be so rough on them. Remember, they asked you to remind them when to to “unawake” last night, too.
Lydia Dean-Melchior 5 years ago
Asking for a favor, and then shaming? 'Friend' best be thankful least he get the unsleep me call at 9.
#8
My Favourite... Triangle Food With Topping
Star 5 years ago
It is an Italian word, so the pronunciation of ‘z’ is different, but ‘pizza’ become so mainstream that it’s probably in the English dictionary.
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#9
Car Liked That
GirlFriday 5 years ago
My nephew called it "Go Juice" for a long time. If we had to stop for gas, he would ask, "Is the car thirsty for Go Juice?" Now that he is driving, we often ask him if his car is thirsty or if he needs money for Go Juice.
Queen Jackson. 5 years ago
Go go juice sounds so familiar. Isn't it those speech pouch apple sauce thingies?
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Megzymonsta 5 years ago
In England we call it petrol or petroleum. If someone says they're getting gas we assume they're developing a stomach complaint
Conditions like dyslexia, ADHD, and dysgraphia can affect people’s spelling and it takes lots of dedication to overcome these challenges. Keep in mind that nobody’s making fun of people who have genuine trouble spelling—it’s a completely different topic altogether.
But plenty of people without any conditions mess up when it comes to English, too, and it can lead to some genuinely funny situations. However, nobody should be embarrassed about making spelling mistakes. They’re a great way to improve and we only fail if we give up on growing.
Case in point—I used to mess up writing ‘embarrassed’ but my teacher taught me that an easy way to remember the spelling is that when you’re embarrassed, you’re so red that it doubles the r’s and the s’s.
#10
Liquid Zoo
Vic 5 years ago
Once this covid is done, I'll take my son to solid aquarium, to see tigers and lions
Nadine 5 years ago
Ah yes. Some time ago, a friend told me he took his kid to the "fish museum" lol.
David Dunn 5 years ago
Me: Imagining what a zoo, with all the different types of liquids imaginable, on display in their "natural environments", would look like.....lol
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
Liquid Zoo, that's brilliant. Reminds me of 'Flight of the Conchords', when Bret wants to go to a pet store to see the 'budget bears' (guinea pigs).
ebony1k124 touch 5 years ago
I wonder if they have ever been to the place with inside artifacts or the building with art.
#11
Arm Hinges
Nicola Mawson 5 years ago
I forgot wrist bone and improvised with cuff bone, because that's where your cuffs end, right?
Monday 5 years ago
It happens...I forgot the term "turn on" the other night and resorted to saying "make the water start"
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Mini Guitar
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
If you know how to say it, how can you get so wrong with writing it? As if it's going to be ukelndjd!
Funnily enough, the word ‘embarrassment’ was the most difficult word to spell for British people, according to Word Counter (odds are, you've used their word counting program if you've ever written an essay for school or college).
Some other hard-to-spell words for Brits were fluorescent, accommodate, psychiatrist, and occasionally. Darn those inconsistent double consonants!
Meanwhile, some of the main words that Americans asked Google how to spell correctly include grey, definitely, pneumonia, appreciate, Hanukkah, and restaurant.
#13
Thceif
María Hermida 5 years ago
There are no rules in English. Only exceptions. It's a weird language 😁😁😁
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#14
Chililoptee
Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
I will not give him the answer. I will let him suffer til he get it right while I am laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
#15
Toblerone
JessG 5 years ago
Drunk brain says: "Hey, I can write anything on my Toblerone? I'm gonna write Toblerone!!!!!"
María Hermida 5 years ago
The person was really drunk and tried to order a personalised Toblerone (they print the name you want on the box). He was so drunk that he couldn't write and ordered the box with random letters you can see in the picture.
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I Salute You
Vanta Black 5 years ago
They laughed at us nerds for using the Vulcan salute! Who's laughing now, you walking disease factories?
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#17
Water Hungry
Deborah Brett 5 years ago
It's when you think you are hungry, but actually you are thirsty. It's the reason for the 'drink a glass of water and wait 10 minutes' weight-watching tactic.
Dana Grunwald 5 years ago
But after this I only need to pee but I am still hungry.
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Lonelinessx 3 years ago
IM TRYING NOT TO BREAK DOWN INTO A LAUGHING FIT OR MY TEACHERS GONNA YELL AT ME 💀
#18
Pararara Pararara Teethman
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
Fighting decay with his sidekick Flossin and faithful dog Spit, and made famous by reporter Liz Terrine! His nemesis? A guy called Plaque deCay and his girlfriend Ginger Vitus, who are always plotting to blow up the Dental Dam! (I’ll stop now.)
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#19
Great Way To Spell A Great President
Kesam 5 years ago
Wasn't he friends with that The Odor Roo Swell guy? Or was it Rich Art Nick Son?
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
No I think that was John F, Ken and Dee that were his friends ^-^
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Wolfowl 5 years ago
Yes, gotta get rid of that pre-shredded cheese and make America grate again
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#20
Paseggiliti
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
What a dummy! Everyone knows it’s spelled and pronounced “Pssketti”, for heaven’s sake. /s
#21
Push/Pull I Prefer:
Kesam 5 years ago
If that door swings both ways, it's not a mistake. IT'S BLOODY GENIUS!!! :D (And if it also slides to the side, I suggest SLULLSH.)
Hermione Granger 5 years ago
I spit my water out. For real. I was taking a sip of water and I spit it out and now my shirt is wet.
Phoenix Haessal 5 years ago
They just don't want any hassle about not providing enough choices
Heidi Zimmermann 5 years ago
Yay...this is for people like me who always do the opposite of what the sign says
#22
A Real Sciencer
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
It reminds me of when I was a kid and couldn't remember what people from Germany were called. I was thinking "Germish?" Funny I still have that memory about 40 years later!
Mainecoonsandhuskies 5 years ago
I forgot the country from where people who are Swedish come from and the best I could come up with for 10 minutes was "SWEDELAND"
#23
Poor Alan
Misterscooter 5 years ago
This shirt comes from a joke meme. This is on purpose, not an accident.
Brad Guyer 5 years ago
One of the designed as such collection from here: https://www.mysoti.com/designer/slightlywrong
Parmeisan 5 years ago
The alien one seems to be one of the funniest... although the Grinch quote is hurting my brain, it's kind of in a good way. Or maybe just a way that I'd like to also inflict on others. :D
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SykesDaMan 5 years ago
"If you scream, nobody can hear you scream!" Be happy you ended up with Alan... It could've gone much worse!
#24
Croisage?
JuJu 5 years ago
I was thinking about that Victorian thing that gives you a small waist and stops you from breathing properly...a thing you might need after too many croissants
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Claudia Lorenz 5 years ago
American school system makes superb spellers/thinkers. God help us.
#25
Big Laugh
Lonelinessx 3 years ago
big laugh trying not to big laugh or im gonna get in trouble at school ;-;
#26
Leggo My Eggo
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Must’ve forgotten that “Walfools” are people who buy their waffles at Walmart.
#27
My Name (Kinzi) Is Always Spelled Wrong As Well, But This One From Starbucks Wins The Prize
Doris Won-Lee 5 years ago
I work in a laundromat and I had a customer name Santa. So I proudly went home and told my family i served Santa today!!!
Amanda Hunter 5 years ago
I have a coffee shop name, I try to think of something funny for them to shout out.
JessG 5 years ago
A name like that really should be annunciated for the barista or spelled out.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
How is that hard to write? It's just five letters!
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The Hufflepuff Bookworm 5 years ago
Maybe it's because the barista was lazy and couldn't be bothered to try and spell it right
#28
Need Some Of That Good Old Water On Face
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
You mean you're water hungry so will do water in face now?
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#29
Boy Niece
WhatsUpKittyCat? (I wuv dogs too) 5 years ago
Oh! I have a farter, she is my only parent.
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Abby 5 years ago
So...I'm really dumb and couldn't remember the name until I saw your comment...
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#30
Portal Potty
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
I always suspected they’re portals. I just never really wanted to know what they’re portals TO.
#31
My Fav T-Shirt!
Dolevaal 5 years ago
To be fair, I get the struggle for every person who hasnt english as a mothertongue. Still made me snort bc highly amusement.
Load More Replies... tuzdayschild 5 years ago (edited)
It is a known fact that no one can actually spell Massachoosits
#32
Not Wrong
#33
Knify
#34
Animal Transport
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
Phil Lester is here a few times...perhaps he gets a bit forgetphil ^-^
#35
Sounds Intense
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 5 years ago
I dunno, murder worm sounds like a perfectly acceptable alternative :)
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#36
Brain Freeze
#37
Deadly Water
#38
The Correct Spelling Was Literally Right In Front Of Them. North Carolina Education At Its Finest
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
I don't think it was in front of them when it got make at the print shop! OP self-owns from thinking they painted it on the floor!
Gonzalo Terán 5 years ago
You have ONE job... Does people need F7 in real life for one word? Apparently, yes.
#39
Raw Toast
#40
Quarantine Restrictions Are Getting Crazier
Melissa Hudson 5 years ago
Oh my gosh, this is my local news channel! So proud to be from Asheville right now. 😂
#41
Chin Guitar
#42
I Had A Stroke This Morning. I'm Going Back To Bed
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
I think they knew how to spell it correctly but were getting taken out by autocorrect and typing too fast
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#43
Pee Wall Things
#44
Ermahgerd Custermers Ernly
#46
Phineas And Ferb
#48
Spelling Is Hard
#49
Son What The Hell
#50
Ball
#51
Kids Spell The Darndest Things
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
I always hate this kind of exercise, specially in another language.
#52
Y’all Like Ciken
#53
Its Not That Hard Of A Word To Spell, Especially When The Word Is Looking Right At You
Tobias the Tiger 5 years ago
It's like that "Mseachubaets" sweatshirt from earlier in the list.
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Maybe "Massituisis" is the Native American person the state was named after? (I know, I'm giving it too much thought).
#54
The Resemblance Is Uncanny
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
They used to also be called 'alligator pears' so you're on the right track.
#55
Burger King May Have Had A Stroke
BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
They probably ran out of the carbonation. It all gets pumped together separately. That is far more likely to an issue with water.
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 5 years ago
No water? They shouldn't be selling food either. Nasty hands on everything!
xiaomiao 5 years ago
Yeah, perhaps there was a water main break and they have water but are under a boil order for a while. It's safe to wash with but not considered safe to drink. This happens sometimes, the water company has to issue boil orders from an over abundance of caution
Load More Replies... Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
Oh dear...I had to leave a voicemail for my doctor's nurse yesterday and I swear this is what her greeting sounded like (to be fair, a lot of people freeze up when they're trying to record a greeting).
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
....and that's why they work at Burger King... unless this person whom wrote that was indeed mentally challenged then it's adorable... covered all bases. There.
#56
Computer Had A Stroke :(
#57
Is She An Aunt Or An Uncle?
Monday 5 years ago
I think I've actually used the word chihuahua more than nephew over the course of my life so is it really that surprising?
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Depending on whether it's a boy or a girl you become an aunt or an uncle.....;)
#58
My Name Is "Kaleb", And My Whole Life I Have Dealt With The Struggle Of Everyone Spelling It As "Caleb". Today Something Happened That I Was Not Prepared For
tima 5 years ago
kaleb means dog in arabic, caleb means heart, Lakeb means nickname. interesting right? XD
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
Yesssss, very interesting and cool. Now i wish to meet a person with one of this names.
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I Don't Think Spelling Made The List
BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
Indiana is an abstinence only state so we didn't actually get sex ed either. 3 girls received their diplomas while visibly pregnant my graduating year!
Load More Replies... BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
I REMEMBER DRIVING PAST THIS! And yes, sadly it is a pretty accurate meter for Indiana's public education system.
#60
This “Conversation” I Had With My Mom
#61
N U G G E T
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Someone once said that skipping words in writing means that the writer is thinking too fast. I still use that as
#62
Got Cake
tuzdayschild 5 years ago
They done congration well enough to get cake as a reward. Congrations my fiend!
Dolevaal 5 years ago
Same and was irritated what the heck they're trying to celebrate with this.
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François Carré 5 years ago
Advanced astrophysics PhD congratulations cake in the world of Idiocracy.
#63
Let’s Get This Bred
#64
Leon Misk
#65
My Friend And Her Inventive Spelling. She’s A Goldmine For This Stuff
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
I thought it was something Joe Biden said, along with "dog-faced pony soldier."
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Spelling Is Hard
LottieH 5 years ago
Or anybody with dyslexia or one of the multitude of learning difficulties out there..
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BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
That is how my grandma would spell. She was from the Osarks in Arkansas.
#67
Raid: Shadow Lungs
Nate Hull 5 years ago
Are you dying from getting Shadow Lungs and running out of breath?
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Miencft
Tobias the Tiger 5 years ago
"Mein Craft" sounds like Hitler's lesser known book about knitting.
#69
Yes
Mica Fiverline 5 years ago
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"... Dyslexia to the rescue!
tuzdayschild 5 years ago
It's inspiring, it's history, and it's a puzzle. You get your money's worth here.
GirlFriday 5 years ago
That may, and I am using my superpowers on this one, *may* be part of the Declaration of Independence.
#70
Don’t Know If This Is Real Or Fake But Whatever
Rare Wubbox 5 years ago
Anyone else remember the show with sponbeogebob? How about Cliffoclifrd the big red dogdgo?
Madison Feehan 5 years ago
Hey! When you're playing scribl.io you don't have time to think about grammer!
#71
Take Your Time
#72
Debit Or
Add New Image
What do you think ?
read041 5 years ago
I was at a meat counter and forgot the word breast so I asked for "chicken boobs".
BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
TBF, when I worked at a Subway with a drive thru(weird I know) Chicken breast was always written as boobs. We were all teens 🤷♀️ But I'd still do this in my 30s
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Mark Fuller 5 years ago
Reminds me of when I asked my other half if they wanted roast chicken or roast lamb for Sunday lunch. Courtesy of a complete brain fart, the word "lamb" was remarkably absent from my vocabulary and had to be replaced with, "sheeplet". Which, on reflection, makes more sense and is waaaay more cute. Pigs give birth to piglets. So why not?
mph seti 5 years ago
A misspelling I notice all the time is "rouge" for "rogue". Spellcheck never catches that typo, lol.
Monday 5 years ago
Don't forget the quiet/quite confusion....I swear everyone tells me they've had "a quite night at home" or "are quiet hungry" :/
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moonlight ray 5 years ago
My sister forgot the word for rabbit, so she said "the animal with reverse-Buddha ears; instead of long and dangly, they're long and upright" XD
Jon S. 5 years ago
A lot of people think spelling words well is connected to intelligence. It isn't, it is more like remembering faces. Some people are just good remembering who's who and think its odd you don't remember this actor was also in that other film. Same with words, the people who are good at spelling do it so instinctively they cannot fathom how other people cannot. Those who are poor with words have to remember loads of little tricks to get the spelling done, the simplest being to 'say' a word in our head. Of course that doesn't work well in English where nothing is spelt like it sounds. It makes things slow, taxing and leads to frequent mistakes.
Jace 5 years ago
I used to S U C K at spelling. I then spent decades seeing my spelling mistakes corrected by computers. Now I’m fairly good at spelling. The new problem is the increased laziness caused by autofill and autocorrect... which often do exactly NOT what I am aiming to accomplish.
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Adrienne Gallo-Girard 5 years ago
My husband had a brain injury at a young age and still forgets words. He refers to foals as "pony puppies."
Jace 5 years ago
That’s one of the weird transpositions I have too. Mostly with vacuuming lawns, though. When I see insanely managed lawns, and there are tracks on it from mowing, I totally see it as vacuum cleaner tracks on carpet. Seriously, lawns are a dumb waste of tons of resources.
Load More Replies... kathryn stretton 5 years ago
Saw on some site once that a Starbucks customer said his name was Marc with a 'c'. Coffee came marked Cark.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
My niece and I forgot the word for knees in Polish. We were trying to ask our family what it was, but they didn't speak English so essentially this ended up with two stale white breads slapping their knees in front of elderly men to figure out what they were called... in front of a sea of random people all staring at us.
Kim Chapman 5 years ago
I ask my husband to get me a xylophone folder from the office supply store. He was perplexed until we figured out I meant "accordion" folder.
read041 5 years ago
I was at a meat counter and forgot the word breast so I asked for "chicken boobs".
BluEyedSeoulite 5 years ago
TBF, when I worked at a Subway with a drive thru(weird I know) Chicken breast was always written as boobs. We were all teens 🤷♀️ But I'd still do this in my 30s
Load More Replies... Mark Fuller 5 years ago
Reminds me of when I asked my other half if they wanted roast chicken or roast lamb for Sunday lunch. Courtesy of a complete brain fart, the word "lamb" was remarkably absent from my vocabulary and had to be replaced with, "sheeplet". Which, on reflection, makes more sense and is waaaay more cute. Pigs give birth to piglets. So why not?
mph seti 5 years ago
A misspelling I notice all the time is "rouge" for "rogue". Spellcheck never catches that typo, lol.
Monday 5 years ago
Don't forget the quiet/quite confusion....I swear everyone tells me they've had "a quite night at home" or "are quiet hungry" :/
Load More Replies... moonlight ray 5 years ago
My sister forgot the word for rabbit, so she said "the animal with reverse-Buddha ears; instead of long and dangly, they're long and upright" XD
Jon S. 5 years ago
A lot of people think spelling words well is connected to intelligence. It isn't, it is more like remembering faces. Some people are just good remembering who's who and think its odd you don't remember this actor was also in that other film. Same with words, the people who are good at spelling do it so instinctively they cannot fathom how other people cannot. Those who are poor with words have to remember loads of little tricks to get the spelling done, the simplest being to 'say' a word in our head. Of course that doesn't work well in English where nothing is spelt like it sounds. It makes things slow, taxing and leads to frequent mistakes.
Jace 5 years ago
I used to S U C K at spelling. I then spent decades seeing my spelling mistakes corrected by computers. Now I’m fairly good at spelling. The new problem is the increased laziness caused by autofill and autocorrect... which often do exactly NOT what I am aiming to accomplish.
Load More Replies... Adrienne Gallo-Girard 5 years ago
My husband had a brain injury at a young age and still forgets words. He refers to foals as "pony puppies."
Jace 5 years ago
That’s one of the weird transpositions I have too. Mostly with vacuuming lawns, though. When I see insanely managed lawns, and there are tracks on it from mowing, I totally see it as vacuum cleaner tracks on carpet. Seriously, lawns are a dumb waste of tons of resources.
Load More Replies... kathryn stretton 5 years ago
Saw on some site once that a Starbucks customer said his name was Marc with a 'c'. Coffee came marked Cark.
Esca Sav 5 years ago
My niece and I forgot the word for knees in Polish. We were trying to ask our family what it was, but they didn't speak English so essentially this ended up with two stale white breads slapping their knees in front of elderly men to figure out what they were called... in front of a sea of random people all staring at us.
Kim Chapman 5 years ago
I ask my husband to get me a xylophone folder from the office supply store. He was perplexed until we figured out I meant "accordion" folder.
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