Top 10 most misspelled words used in blogs

The 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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2 Comments »

Comment by JoLynn Braley

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. ;)

 
Comment by luz

August 3rd, 2008 at 2:53 am

Le me add where and were:)

 
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