That One Word
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That One Word
So why is it that there is just one single word that always gets that red squiggle under it, no matter how many times I use it? It's not a difficult or rare word, but I always seem to fail it.
Am I alone in this? Is there a single word that forever eludes your ability to spell it correctly? And is there a way to conquer this oddly difficult word?
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I once misspelled it so badly my beta reader wouldn't even correct it. She just said, "I'm going to make you look that up yourself." Jokes on her! I've looked it up so many times, and it never sticks.
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Yes, they're called text expanders. Glorious, glorious text expanders. Saviors of the lazy and thickheaded alike.Randomgold wrote:And is there a way to conquer this oddly difficult word?
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But if I was to choose words I struggle with it is- Nessasary, embarrass ...words where I am not quite sure how many S's are needed, or whether I should be using a C grrrrr
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But my main dilemma is spelling small words and then they don't look right, when in reality, its correct. Those... THOSE are my Achilles heel.
(more, are, out, shut, etc.)
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The past tense of occur always gives me trouble: is it two Rs or one?
Yes, spellcheck is a wonderful tool but not infallible. Microsoft accepts "homerun" while, well, typing it here in this comment box, it's misspelled.
Annoying regarding names and other obscure words spellcheck doesn't recognize. In Word those words can be added to your software dictionary to eliminate the red squiggles.
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