Correct spellings
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| Word | Submitter | |
|---|---|---|
| <B>YOUR MU</b> | (asdf) | asdf |
| ***o*y*o | (capable of flying) | aeroplane type |
| a lot | Graeme | |
| a while | (not 'awhile') | Ally |
| Abacus | (A-ba-cus An Old Maths(Math) Thing | Jack |
| academic | oliford | |
| accommodate | Graeme | |
| advice | (noun, "can you give me some advice?") | Jane |
| advise | (verb "could you advise me?") | Jane |
| aerial | (Metal thing to pick up TV/radio) | Dylan |
| affect | (verb; "the bomb will affect the building") | Graeme |
| antennae | (insect things, not the plural for the radio recieving device) | daryl |
| antennas | (the plural for the radio recieving device) | daryl |
| any more | (it's two words) | Graeme |
| argument | Graeme | |
| arial | (Computer font - can't pick up TV or radio) | Dylan |
| ariel | (Washing powder - can't pick up TV or radio) | Dylan |
| ass | (a donkey) | |
| asterisk | (not asterix, the cartoon character) | Gavin |
| authorise | Richard | |
| bakelite | (a generic word used for phenolic resin products, not "bakerlite, bakalite or bakerlight") | |
| Bakelite | (It's a manufacturer's name, not a generic name, qv Hoover) | Rob |
| battery | (not batterey/batery/battry) | Damen |
| bazaar | (a fair for the sale of items for charitable purposes) | |
| bid | (present or past tense; "I have bid on eBay"; bidded doesn't exist!) | Dylan |
| bitch | angel | |
| Bizarre | (strange, weird or odd) | Jeff |
| Borrowswap | (Bor-row-swap Meaning Swap then swap back later) | Jack |
| Bought | (Past tense of 'buy'.) | Phil |
| broach | (to bring up a subject for debate) | |
| brooch | (jewellery pinned to your clothing ) | |
| Brought | (Past tense of 'bring'.) | |
| Butt | (= to strike with the head (NOT "head-butt" - that's like "foot-kick")) | Tyke |
| Can't | (As opposed to "carnt" which, frankly, doesn't exist) | Pete |
| careen | (to rush out of control) | |
| career | (a job with a future) | |
| cel | (short for celluloid) | Tony |
| cell | (They shared a cell in prison) | Bev |
| centre | (not center) | znap |
| cheque | (Asin "the cheque is worth 10 pounds" not check!) | cubensis |
| choose | (verb; to make a selection from a number of possible alternatives) | Chris |
| chose | (verb; past tense of choose. "In the end, I chose the brunette.") | Chris |
| Colombia | (The country - not Columbia!) | |
| colour | Richard | |
| compatible | (Will fit, go together or function with.) | Ron |
| complement | (a thing to enhance something else by contributing extra features) | |
| compliment | (an expression of praise) | |
| Cops | (Uniformed officers of the law) | Bob |
| Copse | (Woodland glade) | Bob |
| corps | (military unit, pronounced 'cor') | Dave M |
| corpse | (dead body) | T.S. |
| could've | (not "could of") | Ossie |
| currant | (raisin) | Graeme |
| current | (flow) | Graeme |
| dawdle | (not doddle) | Charlie |
| Decimate | (to reduce by one tenth,) | Claire |
| definitely | Graeme | |
| dependant | (noun) He is a dependant of his father | Paul |
| dependent | (It is dependent on....) | Paul |
| desperate | (The proper way to spell it, even for housewives) | |
| Destin | (Isai) | Amos |
| Different from | (impossible to be 'different TO') | Pamela |
| discreet | (inconspicuous, attempting to avoid suspicion) | Cobweb |
| discrete | (separate, distinct) | Cobweb |
| Doddle | (NOT! DAWDLE ) | Callum |
| douchebag | (self evident) | |
| effect | (noun; "the effect of the blast") | Graeme |
| effect | (verb; to put something into effect) | Graeme |
| ensure | (to make sure of) | Graeme |
| exciting | (producing excitement) | Graeme |
| exercise | (to keep fit) | Graeme |
| exiting | (leaving) | Graeme |
| exorcise | (to cast out evil spirits) | Graeme |
| facia | (Decorative trim below roofline of house, nb not fascia) | TRC |
| Faeces | (I touched the faeces with my eye!) | |
| Father | (Fat-her;)) | _ME_ |
| Flavoursome | (Not "flavourful", you American twats, or writers in Square Meal Magazine) | Claire |
| formicating | (swarming like ants) | Axel |
| fornicating | (copulating) | Axel |
| Gold | (Go-ld (Rare Metal)) | Jack |
| Graeme Cole | Graeme | |
| grammar | Graeme | |
| greem day | ||
| Hangar | (Where you park aircraft) | Graham |
| hanger | (where you hang your clothes) | Graham |
| hear | (verb: to listen to) | Msj |
| here | (to or toward this place) | Msj |
| I've | (not iv...of course meaning 4) | moi |
| impact | (noun not verb "the impact of the blast was felt 200 miles away" NOT "the blast will impact on the building" try using "affect" instead of “impact on” it's a perfectly good word. ) | Diana |
| insure | (to have insurance for something) | Graeme |
| integrate | (not intergrate) | |
| it's | ("it is" or "it has") | Graeme |
| its | (belonging to it) | Graeme |
| jason | ||
| Jelly | (Jel-ley ) Jello in America | Jack |
| just deserts | (merited reward or punishment) | Cobweb |
| just desserts | (only puddings) | Cobweb |
| knead | (squeeze;shape;pummel (as with dough)) | colbee |
| kneed | (knock-kneed; to strike with the knee, verb kneed) | colbee |
| labour | BePro | |
| licence | (noun - e.g. "I don't understand why a UK drivers licence still needs a paper part") | jon |
| license | (verb - "the shop is licensed to sell booze") | jon |
| light | (not heavy and not lite you american twats) | Richard |
| loose | (opposite of tight) | Graeme |
| lose | (opposite of win) | Graeme |
| Lose | (When you can't find something) | James |
| luxuriant | (prolific growth e.g. grass, trees, hair, beard etc.) | DeeJay |
| luxuriant | (prolific growth e.g. grass, trees, hair, beard etc.) | DeeJay |
| luxurious | (excelling in comfort or opulence) | DeeJay |
| manoeuvre | leeph | |
| meter | (a device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something) | Allison |
| metre | (not meter) | Allison |
| millennium | Graeme | |
| misspelled | (Blew the incantation.) | Lonny |
| misspelt | (spelt craply) | sam |
| moist | (not wet, nore damp) | Calgraith |
| MS Word | (A perfectly good Word Processor for People who do not have $400-Cdn to buy ADOBE. It is commonly used by people, not computer geeks.) | Pierre |
| must've | (not "must of") | Ossie |
| Nail | (The thing that attempts to hold the jelly in place...) | Dan! |
| necessary | Graeme | |
| necessary | (Never Eat Chips Eat Salmon Sandwiches And Remain Young) | Jan |
| need | (require; hardship;distress;be obligated) | colbee |
| night | (opposite of day, not nite you american twats) | Richard |
| Nintendo DS | (Nin-ten-do-D-S A Game Console That Can Also Play GBA Games Cool!) | Jack |
| occurrence | Graeme | |
| onion | (cry? I like to remember it as on-i-on) | _ME_ |
| PIN | (Personal Identification Number) | Pazo |
| PIN number | (ridiculous, don't say it!!) | Pazo |
| place | tarna | |
| predominantly | (and not predominately) | Linda |
| pretentious | Geck | |
| principal | (adjective; main, most important) | Graeme |
| principle | (the main point; "the principle behind this") | Graeme |
| privilege | (Privilege, from the latin privilegium. A law for one person. ) | I-Sama |
| receive | Graeme | |
| receiving | (as not in "insect things, not the plural for the radio recieving device") | Pomble |
| recommend | Graeme | |
| resilient | Graeme | |
| richard | (cool guy) | RIchard |
| S.H.E.E.P. | (Can't Tell You What It Stands For!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) | Jack |
| sell | (we sell bananas & apples!) | |
| sentence | Graeme | |
| separate | (there's A RAT in there) | Mack |
| Sheep | (Sheeps is not a word) | Ian |
| should have | (e.g. 'He should have known...') | Linda |
| slither | (to slide e.g a snake slithers) | Jan |
| sliver | (a slice e'g cake - do NOT confuse with 'slither'!) | Jan |
| Specific | (not Pacific) | Stokesy |
| Specifically | (not Percificately) | Stokesy |
| spelt | ||
| spelt | ||
| Sploul | (The sOUL of your SPleen) | Phil |
| stationary | (not moving) | Graeme |
| stationery | (pens and paper) | Graeme |
| Stupid | (St-u-pid A word meaning silly) | |
| surprise | (NOT!! suprise) | Hannah |
| Tesco | (Not Tescos! Chain of supermarkets, there's no 's' on the end!) | Slim |
| Text | (This is singular not as in Texted; Texted does not exist!) | Wicksie |
| thank you | (Not "thankyou") | Jason |
| the | (!= teh) | hrf |
| Theatre | (NOT Theater) | znap |
| their | (belonging to them) | |
| there | ("over there") | |
| they're | (they are) | |
| thorough | (not thourough) | Me |
| thought | Graeme | |
| Tippmann | (Paintball) | no. |
| tire | (to tire of something; "I am getting tired") | Rodger |
| tit | (Female anatomy. Alternative spelling "teat". Not "breasts"! Breast is singular and men have one too.) | Jane |
| tit's | (of or belonging to a tit) | Jane |
| Tits | (gathering of small birds) | Dodge |
| to | ("to go somewhere") | |
| to do | Graeme | |
| tomorrow | Graeme | |
| too | ("me too") | |
| too | (Excessive,eg."too much") | Pete |
| too | (As well (they love eating too)) | |
| two | (one plus one) | |
| tyre | (circular black things you put on vehicles - Americans take note) | Rodger |
| undoubtedly | (NOT undoubtabley >_<) | |
| unusual | ||
| Wall | (Something to nail jelly to) | Theyos |
| wander | (a little walk not sense of awe or enquiry) | diana |
| we're | (we are; "we're running from the cops") | John |
| wear | (i'm going to wear my hat) | Alex |
| Weather | (I wonder if it's going to be nice weather today) | Bob |
| weird | (Comp Sci students are not wierd) | Paul |
| were | (past tense of are; "we were running from the cops") | John |
| Wether | (Castrated male sheep) | Jez |
| where | (where are you going?) | Alex |
| Whether | (I wonder whether it's going to rain today) | |
| Whilst | (While I was, we were, etc. Whilst I was hunting, ... (while I was hunting) - a poem came to mind - "Up the airy mountain, down the rushy glen, we dan't go a hunting, for fear of little men". ) | Robert |
| who's | ("who is" or "who has") | Graeme |
| whose | (belonging to whom) | Graeme |
| wonder | (a sense of awe or enquiry not a little walk) | diana |
| would've | (Not "would of") | Ossie |
| Yaw | (To veer left or right of course) | Major Tom |
| you're | (you are) | Graeme |
| your | (belonging to you) | Graeme |
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