Last week, I discussed how using a wrong word could make readers cringe. Read that post <a href="http://wp.me/p6raJB-1zU">here</a>. Today we’re looking at the problem of misspelled words.

Word processors, phones, and pads/tablets have speller checker apps and most word processors offer an auto correct feature to assist. Still, misspellings slip into our writing and Social Media posts. When that happens our readers can think we aren’t trying to write well or do sloppy editing.

Truth is, most of us struggle with all the confusing words in the English language that are exceptions to spelling rules. Spelling bee champions seemed to be the only ones who can whiz through words most of us couldn’t even look up in the dictionary.

Check out this sentence and see how many words you can find misspelled. (HINT: There are a lot.) Ignore the fact the sentence does not make sense. We’re looking for spelling errors.
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>You’re acknowlegment of my atempt to accomodate enough wierd camoflage equiptment just shows a concensus would only inadvertantly embarass any seperate liason by the comittee in trying to guage an miniscule withdrawl. </em></p>
Did you find fourteen spelling mistakes? What about the grammatical error? There are some tricky English words whose spelling you just have to learn.

Here’s a list of twenty-four most commonly misspelled words that make me crazy. Should you want to see longer lists of the most commonly misspelled words in English, check <a href="http://bit.ly/1L7UznK">here</a> or <a href="http://bit.ly/1je34Xz">here</a><strong>.</strong>
<ol>
	<li>accommodate                                                               2. consensus</li>
	<li>acknowledgement 4. argument</li>
	<li>commitment 6. deductible</li>
	<li>dependent 8. embarrass</li>
	<li>harass 10. liaison</li>
	<li>separate 12. withdrawal</li>
	<li>equipment 14. gauge</li>
	<li>lightning 16. minuscule</li>
	<li>achieve 18. committee</li>
	<li>definitely 20. surprise</li>
	<li>weird 22. camouflage</li>
	<li>existence 24. privilege</li>
</ol>
<strong>Most spell checker</strong><strong>s </strong><strong>should catch most of these for you. </strong><strong>Maybe not. I highly recommend mastering the correct spellings yourself</strong><strong> just to be sure. </strong>

Is there a word on my list that you often see misspelled?

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