Misspell
verb
To spell a word in a wrong way.
I always misspell the word 'restaurant'.

Often appears as...
- frequently misspell
- commonly misspell
verb
To spell a word in a wrong way.
I always misspell the word 'restaurant'.

Often appears as...
- frequently misspell
- commonly misspell
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Common Words
Words you use often can still be tricky to spell. Practice them specifically.

I frequently misspell 'necessary' even though I write it every week.
Spellcheck Limitations
Rely on more than spellcheck; it might not catch homophones or names.

You can misspell 'there' as 'their' and spellcheck won't notice.
Double Letters
Pay extra attention to words with double letters, as they're commonly misspelled.

Many people misspell 'occasionally' by forgetting one 'c' or 's'.
Common Words
Words you use often can still be tricky to spell. Practice them specifically.

I frequently misspell 'necessary' even though I write it every week.
Spellcheck Limitations
Rely on more than spellcheck; it might not catch homophones or names.

You can misspell 'there' as 'their' and spellcheck won't notice.
Double Letters
Pay extra attention to words with double letters, as they're commonly misspelled.

Many people misspell 'occasionally' by forgetting one 'c' or 's'.
Common Words
Words you use often can still be tricky to spell. Practice them specifically.

I frequently misspell 'necessary' even though I write it every week.
Spellcheck Limitations
Rely on more than spellcheck; it might not catch homophones or names.

You can misspell 'there' as 'their' and spellcheck won't notice.
Double Letters
Pay extra attention to words with double letters, as they're commonly misspelled.

Many people misspell 'occasionally' by forgetting one 'c' or 's'.
Video examples
Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
I will be the best attraction. Can you see how easy it is to talk people into coffins, to misspell their names on gravestones. And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 23 PIPE...
names get confused but with scientific names it only has one name so it can't be called a number of different things because the jackal Berry was also used to be known as the ebony but the scientific name is diospyros misspell it formas
Video examples
Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
I will be the best attraction. Can you see how easy it is to talk people into coffins, to misspell their names on gravestones. And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 23 PIPE...
names get confused but with scientific names it only has one name so it can't be called a number of different things because the jackal Berry was also used to be known as the ebony but the scientific name is diospyros misspell it formas
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Quote examples
Don Willett
American Judge
Usually what goes through my mind before I hit the tweet button is, did I misspell or mis-grammatize anything, but also, is this worth polluting the interwebs with for posterity?

Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.

Quote examples
Don Willett
American Judge
Usually what goes through my mind before I hit the tweet button is, did I misspell or mis-grammatize anything, but also, is this worth polluting the interwebs with for posterity?

Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.

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