Вот некоторые из слов, которые чаще всего пишутся с ошибками в американском английском, а также их распространенные ошибки в написании.
| colleague | Just think that you`ll become a major league speller when you spell "colleague" correctly — and remember, it`s with two "l`s." collaegue; collegue; |
| laid off | The past tense is "laid." there is no such word (at least nowadays) as "layed." layed off; |
| occurred | Always two "r" letters! according to english pronunciation rules, with one "r," it would be pronounced as "oh-cured" which means … nothing! occured; |
| publicly | The most commonly misspelled word, according to the oxford dictionary. one reason is that this word violates a general spelling rule in english: for words ending in "ic," you should add "ally" (e.... publically; |
| referred | Remember this general rule: when adding an "ed" at the end, if you stress the last syllable of a word with a vowel and a consonant (in this case, an "e" and an "r"), the consonant should be double... refered; |
| acommodate | To spell this correctly, just remember that there are two sets of double letters — "cc" and "mm." accommodate; |
| aquire | People often forget to include the "c," but there`s an old memory trick to get around that oversight: "i c that you want to acquire that." acquire; |
| apparant | Apparently a lot of people find this tough to spell. one tip is to think of an app (spelled with two "p" letters) to help you become a better parent. apparent; |
| collaegue | Just think that you`ll become a major league speller when you spell "colleague" correctly — and remember, it`s with two "l`s." colleague; |
| consciencious | This one has a "t" and not a "c" near the end, even though it comes from the word conscience. one mnemonic: if you`re conscientious, you don`t only dot your "i`s," you also cross your "t`s" (so pu... conscientious; |
| concensus | It`s tempting to spell this with a "c" because we know the word "census." but census has nothing to do with consensus. in fact, it actually comes straight from the latin word consensus (meaning ag... consensus; |
| entrepeneur | Entrepreneur consistently appears on lists of the most commonly misspelled business words. the problem? it`s a french word, so its spelling doesn`t fit standard english rules. most people drop the... entrepreneur; |
| experiance | The problem here is that the "ance" and "ence" endings both usually mean the same thing, and can sound similar. the differences in spelling usually depend on the original latin root word and how i... experience; |
| indispensible | This is an "able" — and not an "ible" — ending word. there are some general rules about when to use which, but the problem with those rules is that there`s a lot of overlap. for example, one rule ... indispensable; |
| layed off | The past tense is "laid." there is no such word (at least nowadays) as "layed." laid off; |
| liasion | This word often trips people up because the spelling is so non-standard for english — which makes sense, since it`s a french word. it`s easy to put the vowels in the wrong order to make it look "r... liaison; |
| maintainance | It`s tempting to take "maintain" and just attach the suffix "ance." there`s a "ten" in there instead of a "tain." just memorize this sentence: "i have to do it ten times for proper maintenance." maintenance; |
| neccessary | A word we all see and use frequently, but that throws many of us off when it comes to spelling. typically the dilemma is which consonant is doubled — the "s"?" the "c"? or both? the right answer i... necessary; |
| occassion | Let`s take this occasion to say that there`s only one "s" in this word. the reason is that the "sion" is actually a form of a "tion" ending, as in action. there`s no double "t" there, no double "s... occasion; |
| occured | Always two "r" letters! according to english pronunciation rules, with one "r," it would be pronounced as "oh-cured" which means … nothing! occurred; |
| pasttime | Unlike some other compound words consisting of two words ending and beginning with the same letter (see "underrate" below), pastime doesn`t have two "t`s." pastime; |
| privelege | Only one "e" and no "d," even though it sounds like it needs it. for this spelling, blame the romans. that last part "lege" is a form of the word lex, or law (with no "d" either). privilege; |
| publically | The most commonly misspelled word, according to the oxford dictionary. one reason is that this word violates a general spelling rule in english: for words ending in "ic," you should add "ally" (e.... publicly; |
| recieve | This is also on oxford dictionary`s top 10 most misspelled words, but it really shouldn`t be. we all learned "i before e, except after c" when we were kids — and that`s definitely a "c" in there!<... receive; |
| recomend | Here`s another case where double letters confuse people. they often think there are two sets of double letters instead of just one, or none at all. just keep in mind that this word combines "comme... recommend; |
| refered | Remember this general rule: when adding an "ed" at the end, if you stress the last syllable of a word with a vowel and a consonant (in this case, an "e" and an "r"), the consonant should be double... referred; |
| relevent | Many people put an "e" in instead of the (correct) "a," or they transpose the "v" and the "l," coming up with a new — and incorrect — word. relevant; |
| seperate | Even spelling nerds sometimes have to stop for a second with this one. in fact, a study done in great britain found it was the number one most commonly misspelled word (it also ranks as the top mi... separate; |
| succesful | It`s the combos of repeated consonants that can make spelling successful, well, unsuccessful. just know that it has the doubles in the middle (two "s`s" and two "c`s"), but only one consonant at t... successful; |
| underate | Yet another compound word in which you should double the consonants that end the first word and start the second. if you spell it with only one "r," you`ve come up with a neologism (a new word) th... underrate; |
| untill | Even though we know the word "till" is a word and "til" isn`t, there is only one "l" in until. until; |
| withold | Here we are with the compound word/double consonants issue again. but it`s "with" and "hold" combined, not "with" and "old" or "wit" and "hold," so you need the two "h`s" in there. withhold; |
| accomodate |
accommodate; |
| aparent |
apparent; |
| collegue |
colleague; |
| entreprenur |
entrepreneur; |
| lisence |
license; |
| maintnance |
maintenance; |
| necessery |
necessary; |
| priviledge |
privilege; |
| reccommend |
recommend; |
| revelant |
relevant; |
| successfull |
successful; |
