{"id":281,"date":"2008-12-15T00:04:17","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T00:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supaproofread.com\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:29:09","slug":"difficulty-with-words-and-spellings-all-for-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supaproofread.com\/blog\/difficulty-with-words-and-spellings-all-for-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Difficulty with Words and Spellings – All for Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever had to reach for the dictionary with word block and felt like kicking yourself when you found the result?<\/p>\n

I had this with “could” last week; for the life of me I “cud” not remember how to spell it and looked it up and booked an appointment for an Alzheimer’s test.<\/p>\n

It happens to all of us but the following are the ones I frequently come across:<\/p>\n

DIARRHEA<\/strong><\/p>\n

D<\/strong>ash I<\/strong>n A R<\/strong>eal R<\/strong>ush, H<\/strong>urry or E<\/strong>lse A<\/strong>ccident <\/em><\/p>\n

CONSCIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember it as Science with a Con<\/p>\n

DESERT or DESSERT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The S<\/strong>ahara only has one S in it – Dess<\/strong>erts have SugarS<\/em><\/p>\n

ECZEMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

E<\/strong>ven C<\/strong>lean ZE<\/strong>alots MA<\/strong>y <\/strong>get spots <\/em><\/p>\n

There is no X in this word – Simon Cowell has no Zits!<\/p>\n

HAEMORRHAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

H<\/strong>elp, A<\/strong>ccident, EM<\/strong>ergency! – O<\/strong>ften R<\/strong>uins R<\/strong>outine H<\/strong>ospital A<\/strong>ppointments<\/em> –<\/p>\n

don’t forget to add the G and E on the end!<\/em><\/p>\n

POTASSIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n

One T<\/strong>ea and two S<\/strong>ugars Please !<\/em><\/p>\n

SUPERSEDE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only word in the English language to end in -sede; the rest are -cede.<\/p>\n

THERE or THEIR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visualise directions for “there” – HERE and THERE!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For their, think possession – The HEIR<\/strong>s inherited THEIR<\/strong> fortune<\/em><\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

WE D<\/strong>o N<\/strong>ot E<\/strong>at S<\/strong>oup DAY<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

YOU’RE and YOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’re<\/strong> never going to get it right unless you use YOUR<\/strong> head!<\/em><\/p>\n

With credit due to Judy Parkinson, author of “i before e (except after c)”<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever had to reach for the dictionary with word block and felt like kicking yourself when you found the result? I had this with “could” last week; for the life of me I “cud” not remember how to spell it and looked it up and booked an appointment for an Alzheimer’s test. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-resources","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t