Even seasoned spellers can be haunted by their sixth-grade spelling bee blunder. Meanwhile, others still struggle with the ever-confounding choice between Y-O-U-R, Y-O-U-R-E, and U-R.
When someone asked the internet, “What is the ONE word you can never spell correctly?” the responses were all too relatable. Here are some of the standout answers:
- Maintenance
- Diarrhea
- Convenience
- Boutonnière
- Necessary - One C, Two Ss.
- Occasionally - Two Cs, One S.
- Accommodate - Two Cs, Two Ms.
- Embarrass - Two Rs, Two Ss.
- Receipt - I before "E," except after C.
- Seize - I before...wait a minute! (Must be an exception. English is FUN!
- Conscientious
- Conscience
- Rhythm
- Restaurant
- Refrigerator - The disappearing "D" from "fridge" strikes again.
- Privilege
- Definitely
- Nauseous
- Alcohol - Yes, even when sober.
- Hemorrhoids
And amidst the chaos, there are also the words that are technically correct in two forms but still manage to drive us crazy:
- Canceled vs. cancelled
- Judgment vs. judgement
- Ax vs. axe
SOURCE: (Ask Reddit)