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Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and, if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well.
-- Thomas Jefferson, to his daughter Martha
It is a damn poor mind that cannot think of more than one way to spell a word.
-- Andrew Jackson
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What Words Trip Up Your Fingers Every Time?
Some words just don't look right no matter how you spell them. I was just typing up a comment on someone's blog, when I turned to my husband and said, "I hate, hate, hate this @#$% word! How the Hell do you spell 'broccoli'?" Ironically, English is his second language and my first; I majored in English - "Rhetoric and Writing," if you want to sound snotty about it - and he majored in Chemical Engineering. Damn it, though - he can usually finish the New York Times crossword puzzle faster than I can, unless there are a whole slew of French and Latin words to fill in.
"B - R - O - C - C - O - L - I," he said.
"Two C's, one L?" I asked. It no longer looks "right" to me either way.
"Yep. I remember it by thinking of it as 'brock collie.'"
"That could work. Nasty, stupid word. Like... E. Coli, only 'Brock Coli.'" Icky word - killer bacteria. Works for me. Great mnemonic, there. I can spell mnemonic, by the way, but not broccoli. Doesn't get much dumber than that. Let's see if I can get this one without looking it up: floccinaucinihilipilification.
Yep. Spelled that right on the first try, too. B - R - O - C - C - O - L - I. Brock Coli. I refuse to be done in by a vegetable!
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Which words give your brain and fingers spelling trouble? Have you devised any tricks to help you remember the proper spelling? If so, share them with us!
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