# Consistently misspelled, non-complex words. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083 "2012-10-18T00:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/121 "2012-10-19T02:19:41Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > I keep trying to spell Feburary. There’s no “bru” sound, is there? There is if you pronounce it correctly. It amazes me that people insist on “library” but can’t pronounce “February.” ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/122 "2012-10-19T04:31:39Z")
> [@El\_Burro\_Buenmozo](#): > > 64 posts and no “loose/lose” mention? The first 5 times I saw loose for lose I noted the typo and just kept reading, then for a while, I got madder and madder every time I saw it. Now I just get sadder and sadder and I see it at least once every day without fail. ☹ My Fella does this. He absolutely knows the difference between the words and I’ve been pointing this typo out for about ten years. In his brain, it’s the same word when he’s typing reports or something. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/123 "2012-10-19T06:38:13Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > I also love people who proclaim publicly their pride in misunderstanding apostrophes, namely “The Robinson’s.” There’s a store near me named “Two Cousin’s Beauty Supplies.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/124 "2012-10-19T06:43:02Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Good spelling is no virtue. Neither is threadshitting. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/125 "2012-10-19T06:45:16Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Neither is threadshitting. A-men. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/126 "2012-10-19T08:19:58Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > A-men. I think it was called the A-team. Or are you thinking of X-men? ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/127 "2012-10-19T08:49:02Z")
Just thought of another one that really bugs me: ‘ect.’ Is this short for ‘ec tetera’? I’ve been wondering lately if maybe some of this is deliberately tongue(tounge! Another one!)-in-cheek, as in the common use of ‘cow-orker’ on this board. One I’m guilty of multiple times. Aftre al, Kan thier bee thet mini loosers’ uot they’re thit rilly cant spel ‘loser’? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/128 "2012-10-19T09:18:44Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I can’t spell “calender” to save my life. (Got it in one try this time though). Oops. maybe. The more common word is _calendar_, a device for telling you what day it is. The less common word is _calender_ – you think you got it right maybe because the spell checker let you get away with it. But it’s a [different word altogether](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calander). ETA: Yes, I just discovered that myself. I never new that _calender_ was a real word before. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/129 "2012-10-19T09:26:49Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Oops. maybe. The more common word is _calendar_, a device for telling you what day it is. > > The less common word is _calender_ – you think you got it right maybe because the spell checker let you get away with it. But it’s a [different word altogether](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calander). > > ETA: Yes, I just discovered that myself. I never new that _calender_ was a real word before. Heh, the page name on that is misspelled ‘calander’. Oh, and this thread cannot be complete without an [alot](http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/130 "2012-10-19T09:31:51Z")
Not to be confused with [colander](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colander) ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/131 "2012-10-19T09:49:06Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > There is if you pronounce it correctly. It amazes me that people insist on “library” but can’t pronounce “February.” See, library has the rary. So I think Feb should be Feburary too. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/132 "2012-10-19T13:17:40Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > What about us poor [hampsters?](http://www.hampsterdance.com/meetngreet.htm) Hey, someone reads my posts! Yay. (I usually feel like one of those invisible, uninteresting posters, so just seeing a reply is like a scritch on the head!) I knew what that link was before even hovering over it. I hate that damn thing, and for a year or so, the dance mix of it made life as a club kid hell. It also makes every holiday hell, as there’s a dancing “hampster” toy for every occasion. “Hey, honey, a memorial wreath for grandma’s grave… and watch this!” \ “Di da di do do do…” I also wouldn’t be surprised if the ubiquity of that early meme would turn out to be the reason that “hampster” became so common. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/133 "2012-10-19T13:54:25Z")
I read 2 horse boards on a regular basis and constantly see \*gates \*instead of _gaits_ (referring to a horse’s movements) and _helmut_ for _helmet_. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/134 "2012-10-19T14:14:28Z")
Saw someone refer to _brake_s as _breaks_ on Facebook yesterday. This seems like an error that has only cropped up in the last 5 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/135 "2012-10-19T14:44:56Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Yeah, most of this thread is a bit of self-deprecation. In fact, I just misspelled that word as deprication… ugh. And then I just misspelled misspelled as mispelled the first time I typed it. There are some double-letter words that I have trouble with, such as millennium or embarrass (for some reason, takes some thinking to remember how many of what letter the word needs). ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/136 "2012-10-19T14:46:07Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I can’t spell “calender” to save my life. (Got it in one try this time though). Uh, maybe not. (It’s “calendar”.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/137 "2012-10-19T16:16:46Z")
I would spend more time at bicycle and automotive boards if it were less common to stop these vehicles using the breaks. It is not a habit of which you can easily brake people. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/138 "2012-10-19T16:47:06Z")
[My name is Kurtis Blow and…](http://www.flickr.com/photos/slrosko/3842221882/) ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/139 "2012-10-19T17:22:59Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > I think it was called the A-team. Or are you thinking of X-men? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083/140 "2012-10-19T18:13:07Z")
“Queen Elizabeth II yesterday cut the ribbon officially opening the United Kingdom’s biggest particle accelerator east of the moon.” Thank Og every New York Times reader now knows the government didn’t dig up Queen Elizabeth I and reanimate her after more than 400 years for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “G’mornin’, Queen Elizabeth II,” Prince Philip, the Duke of Windsor of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, said brightly. “G’morning, Prince Philip, the Duke of Windsor of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,” Queen Elizabeth II replied as she removed her tiara, breathed on a diamond and polished it on her bodice. “What’s for breakies?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consistently-misspelled-non-complex-words/638083.md?page=8)