# The most frequently misspelled words online (your spelling pet peeves) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158 "2003-02-01T20:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/21 "2003-02-02T01:09:22Z")
Okay, you don’t look at porn sites for the spelling or grammar, but there’s no excuse for: Cutties - Cuties Barley legal - Barely legal ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/22 "2003-02-02T01:10:59Z")
**"hampster"** ---
**Author:** ![4\_4\_Guy\_of\_Dumbness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/a9a28c/32.png) [@4\_4\_Guy\_of\_Dumbness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4_4_Guy_of_Dumbness)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/23 "2003-02-02T01:16:43Z")
I haven’t seen this one much before recently, and even now, strangely enough, I’ve only seen it here on the SDMB itself: “I accept all awards.” This is correct. “I accept all awards except this one.” This is also correct. “I accept all awards accept this one.” No. _No._ Homophone or not, “except” is not a complicated word to grasp. It’s very basic. It’s not some moon-language word Nega-Shakespeare incorporated into the English language long ago thanks to a tiny subculture of Lunar-ethnicity English citizens. Doesn’t this “spelling” seem at all out of place? Blagg. ---
**Author:** ![Paper\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@Paper\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paper_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/24 "2003-02-02T01:18:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Okay, you don’t look at porn sites for the spelling or grammar, but there’s no excuse for: > > Cutties - Cuties > Barley legal - Barely legal \*\* Actually, this is very smart of them, assuming they also have the correct spelling somewhere. Insures that common mispellings in search engines will still hit their site. I hate loose. Everyone seems to use it at the wrong time. ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/25 "2003-02-02T01:45:58Z")
I notice that a lot of vegetarians refer to themselves as “vegitarians.” ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/26 "2003-02-02T01:56:53Z")
Yes, ‘hampster’. "Definately’, too. "Masterbation’, and all its variants. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/27 "2003-02-02T01:58:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Primaflora \* > \*\*Cliche. It’s ‘this movie is cliched’, not ‘this movie is cliche’. > > Drives me nuts. \*\* Yes. It’s also “This person is biased and prejudiced.” Not “bias and prejudice.” People who confuse “were” and “where” also get on my nerves (mostly because it’s a clear indication that they have never learned the rules of phonics; I am a lot more tolerant of people who confuse homophones). ---
**Author:** ![Craneop2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Craneop2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Craneop2)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/28 "2003-02-02T04:46:34Z")
I have a problem with ECT for etcetera. Just drives me Crazy! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/29 "2003-02-02T04:58:28Z")
I try not to loose my temper at teh stupid mistakes ppl make when there typing. u should relly check you’re spelling on a web sight. ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/30 "2003-02-02T05:17:43Z")
It’s not an error, strictly speaking, however I cannot stand the word “orientated”. The word is “oriented”. ---
**Author:** ![kirk280980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@kirk280980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk280980)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/31 "2003-02-02T11:45:04Z")
People who confuse “know” and “no” should be shot. One of my friends, when e-mailing me, often includes such gems as “I didn’t no what to do,” and it really does make me clench my teeth every time I see it. I’ll also second "ect " used in place of “etc”. The signwriter where I used to work did this all the time, and seeing the fruits of her labour displayed in public was just cringeworthy. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/32 "2003-02-02T11:55:41Z")
That fancy Frenchy word for “hey presto!” is “voila!” Not viola, which is a musical instrument. Not walla, which is half of a city in Washington State. Not wala, which is… well, just plain weird. If you can’t spell it, why use it? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/33 "2003-02-02T12:53:27Z")
_throws_ instead of “_throes_ of passion…” _peaked_ instead of “_piqued_ my curiosity…” ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/34 "2003-02-02T13:02:11Z")
**Spelling:** Loose instead of lose. There/their mixups. Worse instead of worst. Quiet instead of quite. Than vs then (how the &%$£ can you get that wrong??!?). **Punctuation:** Using a semi-colon instead of a colon. But the worst of all is: MISUSED APOSTROPHE’S. THEY DRIVE ME NUT’S. ITS GOT TO STOP! ---
**Author:** ![mogiaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mogiaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mogiaw)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/35 "2003-02-02T13:15:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brachyrhynchos \* > \*\*Speach. \*\* A guy i met recently who runs a speech writing site said that 10% of people spell it that way. He includes the word speach on some of his pages so the search engines will pick it up. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/36 "2003-02-02T13:18:16Z")
Oh, and not capitalizing the word “I”. Sorry, **mogiaw** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mogiaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mogiaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mogiaw)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/37 "2003-02-02T14:12:00Z")
Soo me ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/38 "2003-02-02T15:39:16Z")
“per say” drives me nuts. Actually, most butchered Latin phrases annoy me. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/39 "2003-02-02T16:17:30Z")
WIErd. Drives me NUTS. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158/40 "2003-02-02T16:34:46Z")
Not a spelling error, strictly speaking, but I **detest** the misuse of the word “anymore”. I see it in chatrooms all the time: “Gosh, **2gud4u** , you’re such a jerk anymore!” G’aaaargh! Actually, in a real chat, that would probably be hideously butchered as: “Gosh **2gud4u** ur such a jerk nemore!” Which really drives me nuts. When I’m in a chat I type all the words out completely, even if my grammar tends to be a bit colloquial. I think expressions like “ur” or “ne1” make you look so low-class. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frequently-misspelled-words-online-your-spelling-pet-peeves/152158.md?page=3)