Here Are 20 Words Massachusetts Residents Constantly Misspell
Don't tell local children's author Ty Allan Jackson, but when I was a kid, I used to hate to read. Maybe it was an early onset of ADHD, but no matter what I read, I found it hard to keep engaged.
With the lack of reading, though, comes an arrested vocabulary and poor spelling skills. I will say, however, some words are just HARD to spell especially with our tricky English language.
HERE ARE 20 WORDS THAT MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS CONSTANTLY MISSPELL!
right wrong concept
1. It's TRIATHLON not TRIATHALON
Milkos
2. It's CEMETERY not CEMETARY
Cemetery
3. It's GRAMMAR not GRAMMER
NoRedInk
4. It's DEFINITELY not DEFINETLY
Movies Released in 1999
5. It's GOVERNMENT not GOVERMENT
March 25: United States government announces $2 trillion aid plan
6. It's RECEIVE not RECIEVE
Economic Stimulus Package Tax Rebate Checks Printed
7. It's ESPRESSO not EXPRESSO
Grace Rowan/ Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley
8. It's PUBLICLY not PUBLICALLY
1984
9. It's SEPARATE not SEPERATE
Cracked gold wedding ring -- divorce or infidelity concept
10. It's ASTIGMATISM not A STIGMATISM
surprise entrepreneur holding his eyeglasses grey background
11. It's CALENDAR not CALENDER
Calendar icon - Vector
12. It's TONGUE not TOUNGE
adogslifephoto
13. It's UNFORESEEN not UNFORSEEN
Confused young man
14. It's FURTHER not FUTHER
Issa Rae, Insecure
15. It's COMMITTEE not COMMITEE
Jan. 30: WHO declares a Public Health Emergency
16. It's ECSTASY not ECSTACY
SIphotography
17. It's ENVIRONMENT not ENVIORNMENT
Earth-Asia Pacific Region
18. It's PRIVILEGE not PRIVALEGE
94027 The Nation's Most Expensive Zip Code
19. It's EMBARRASS not EMBARASS
Jim (Jason Biggs Is Caught In An Embarrassing Moment By His Mom (Molly Cheek And Dad (Eugene Levy
20. It's RESTAURANT not RESTARAUNT
Large group of friends having fun and drinking beer at a restaurant
NOW CLICK HERE FOR WORDS PEOPLE MISPRONOUNCE!
LOOK: The top holiday toys from the year you were born
With the holiday spirit in the air, it’s the perfect time to dive into the history of iconic holiday gifts. Using national toy archives and data curated by The Strong from 1920 to today, Stacker searched for products that caught hold of the public zeitgeist through novelty, innovation, kitsch, quirk, or simply great timing, and then rocketed to success.
More From WBEC AM
