greenbelt@lemy.lol to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is a typical spelling mistake you make?message-squaremessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a typical spelling mistake you make?greenbelt@lemy.lol to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square47linkfedilinkfile-text
For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs. loose vs. lose then vs. than were vs. where
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThis one’s easy, remember reecee, so it’s rEcEive.
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI just try to keep the mnemonic “I before E except after C” [1] in my brain. References Type: Definition (Webpage). Title: “receive”. Publisher: “Merriam-Webster”. Accessed: 2025-09-19T07:04Z. URI: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/receive.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoDon’t follow those stupid rules, there are so many exceptions not even sure how that shit got coined. Welcome to English
This one’s easy, remember reecee, so it’s rEcEive.
I just try to keep the mnemonic “I before E except after C” [1] in my brain.
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Don’t follow those stupid rules, there are so many exceptions not even sure how that shit got coined. Welcome to English