Writers and editors often find it difficult to take off their editing hats when they leave work.
It seems that grammar, spelling and punctuation errors are everywhere, and we can’t help but notice them. It’s a gift and a curse.
I was recently reading an article with the word pancreas in it. And I just knew pancreas was spelled wrong, but it wasn’t. Pancreas is spelled pancreas.
Here are 28 other words that look misspelled but aren’t:
1. Bellwether
2. Carburetor
3. Concatenate
4. Changeable
5. Dais
6. Doughnut
7. Handkerchief
8. Heinous
9. Hiccough
10. Hindrance
11. Imminent
12. Ingenuous
13. Inoculate
14. Minuscule
15. Memento
16. Occasion
17. Paraphernalia
18. Pastime
19. Perquisite
20. Piranha
21. Renege
22. Restaurateur
23. Sherbet
24. Supersede
25. Temperamental
26. Usability
27. Wildebeest
28. Wintry
It seems there is little certainty in English spelling. If you’re not sure about the spelling of a word, don’t suppose, assume or guess. Look it up.
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Laura Hale Brockway is an Austin-based writer and editor and a regular contributor to PR Daily. Read more of her work at impertinentremarks.com.
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