# Most annoying misspellings **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 3, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123 "2010-03-03T14:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/61 "2010-03-04T05:35:11Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > And one more time, the one that really makes me scream and throw things. > > The past tense of ‘to lead’ is NOT ‘lead’! I know it’s easy to confuse it with ‘read’, but it is NOT the same. Just stop it! As someone who has to stop and think about how to spell this word, I can tell you that the confusion has nothing to do with the word read. Where it comes in is that lead (Pb) is pronounced exactly the same as led. Why is lead the element _spelled_ the same way as lead the present tense verb, yet isn’t pronounced the same despite the identical spelling, but is pronounced the same as the past participle led?? If the element lead was pronounced the same way as the verb lead, people would spell them all correctly. ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/62 "2010-03-04T05:42:02Z")
Dying (when used to meant “dyeing”). ---
**Author:** ![metronome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@metronome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metronome)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/63 "2010-03-04T06:03:13Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I think I’ve been on record about this one here before, but the left-hand version actually would mean the opposite of what is typically intended. Which is part of what makes it so annoying! Every time I see “wreckless driving,” I think, _I’m pretty sure that’s kind of the goal._ ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/64 "2010-03-04T06:31:01Z")
> [@rinni](#): > > Dying (when used to meant “dyeing”). And “meant” instead of mean. 😉 (Gah!) ---
**Author:** ![Incref](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/65 "2010-03-04T06:38:58Z")
Alot. It’s two words damn it! Actually that reminds me, people who use ‘dam’, like ‘I can’t come to the concert, dam it!’ Well you don’t have to leave the rest of us swimming for our lives. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/66 "2010-03-04T08:55:07Z")
Dieing instead of dying and lieing instead of lying. Chord/cord. Adds instead of ads. Hamptser. Probably not a misspelling as such, but ‘bleu cheese’ annoys the shit out of me. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/67 "2010-03-04T09:34:19Z")
Copywrite ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/68 "2010-03-04T11:50:21Z")
I see the banner ads are getting in on the act: > [@that ad down at the bottom of the page](#): > > How I Went From A Whimp To A Stud In 4 Weeks! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/69 "2010-03-04T14:15:08Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > I’m curious why you felt the need to include the usage lesson… Because I’m pedantic. Duh. :rolleyes: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/70 "2010-03-04T16:17:44Z")
I recently saw a sign in a small town grocery store next to the sandwich counter. It read: This is not fast food. All **sandwitches** are made by hand. Burgers are cooked to order. Thank you for your **patients**. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/71 "2010-03-04T16:21:21Z")
> [@metronome](#): > > I really miss the letter D, which seems to be vanishing from the ends of words. I see a lot of misspellings like, “I’m suppose to buy slice ham like I use to.” > > Also, where on the body is the mid-drift? They obviously had extra D’s to spare so they might as well use them somewhere 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/72 "2010-03-04T16:22:39Z")
It’s been mentioned, but the breaks/brakes one really gets my goat. How did we even start mixing those two up? I’ll BREAK your arm if you call your BRAKES by the wrong name. ---
**Author:** ![Gruntled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/34f0e0/32.png) [@Gruntled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruntled)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/73 "2010-03-04T17:00:39Z")
“taught” for taut. Gaaa! ---
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/74 "2010-03-04T17:14:16Z")
I’m a nurse. One of supposedly well-educated supervisors frequently describes drainage as “ozzing” instead of “oozing.” Makes me think of Sharon and the kids. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/75 "2010-03-04T18:17:02Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > You, your, you are, you’re..? :smack: I recently heard a great story told by my cousin about her husband berating someone on the phone. Apparently he said “Look, put me through to your manager! That’s YOUR, Y-O-U-'-R-E!” He then covered the phone and whispered “that was wrong wasn’t it? Doh!” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/76 "2010-03-04T18:18:01Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > “Ghandi” for “Gandhi” (although I suspect it’s become a meme and is now deliberate). I don’t think it’s deliberate - I think it’s because people think “Gh” is correct because he was from India. Similarly, it’s “Buddha”, not “Buddah”. That misspelling makes me lose my Zen. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/77 "2010-03-04T18:20:37Z")
I very much doubt that most people are familiar with Hindi transliteration. The only other Indian gh- word I can think of which is in common use in the west is _gharial_. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/78 "2010-03-04T18:52:10Z")
And _ghee_? ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/79 "2010-03-04T18:55:21Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I very much doubt that most people are familiar with Hindi transliteration. The only other Indian gh- word I can think of which is in common use in the west is _gharial_. I’ve never heard of a gharial, but I’ve got some ghee in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123/80 "2010-03-04T19:00:43Z")
> [@festiva76](#): > > I’m a nurse. One of supposedly well-educated supervisors frequently describes drainage as “ozzing” instead of “oozing.” Makes me think of Sharon and the kids. Ooh, that reminds me of the people who spell “oops!” as “opps!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-misspellings/531123.md?page=5)