Top 10 most misspelled words used in blogs
Jun. 7th, 2007 by ShaunThe Probabilist has composed an article of the most frequently misspelled words used in blogs. The following words aren’t actually misspelled they are misused. The automatic spell checker used in Wordpress or other applications can’t correct these mistakes for you. Below is the list:
1. Your - You’re
2. Then - Than
3. Its - it’s
4. To - Too - Two
5. Were - Where - We’re
6. There - Their - They’re
7. A - An - And
8. Off - Of
9. Here - Hear
10. Lose - Loose
You can check out the full article including explanations for each word here.
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July 16th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I admit, #10 is a pet peeve of mine…. you lose weight and then end up with loose pants….I often see “loose” used in place of “lose” when writing of losing weight.
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:53 am
Le me add where and were:)
September 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I have already turned on the spell checker under tools. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t want an automatic replacement of words, I simply want a red line underneath the word that I misspelled. Please help me someone.
September 8th, 2009 at 10:51 am
I am wanting my computer to put the red line under misspelled words like it does in Microsoft word and works. My friends computer does it and I’m wondering if you can do that on a PC. I want the red line under anything i type online.
November 1st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I have already turned on the spell checker under tools. I don’t know what else to do. I don’t want an automatic replacement of words, I simply want a red line underneath the word that I misspelled.
November 1st, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I agree with the “you’re” and “your” response. I even asked a question about that one. Other common ones: there, their, and they’re or it’s and its. Another one I see quite often that I find humorous is the confusion of “lose(r)” and “loose(r).”