Ughlish

From ConShell

I like to call it as I see it, and the english language is often one of my pet peeves. Hmm, is that construct correct?

So, here are my specific peeves...

• Something that re-occurs is occurring (note the two Rs), or happening (one R). Why must I continually encounter this oft-occurring spelling bee nightmare?
• It's accordion, not accordian... don't get me started!

• it's vs. its

You'll see it's and its used incorrectly nearly every single day and in places where it should never happen. An easy way to make sure you never confuse the two is to ask yourself (do this quietly, you don't want to alarm those around you), if the words it is can be substituted in the sentence- if the answer is yes, then whack in the old apostrophe.
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• somewhen - OK somewhat, somewhere and somehow are perfectly legit, but start saying somewhen or somewhy and people will probably spit on you.

If the answer is no, then sit on your hands so you won't be tempted.

Words I often misspell

• telltale (not tell-tale)