Words that are often spelled wrong

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  1. Tomi

    Tomi Well-Known Member

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    definitely (definately)
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    you're - your
    optimistic (optomistic...<font size="-5"> and yes, I knew that when I was OpTomistic Tyke) :D</font>

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    Also, I've been wondering if it's grammatically correct to say "he should of done"?
    It sounds a bit weird to me but that doesn't mean that it's not correct.
     
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    "should have" i think. but i can't spell anyway. :pff
     
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    Yeah, it's definitely "should have"... but perhaps "should of" isn't incorrect either? (chinny)
     
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    It's one of my pet hates when people put of instead of have.
     
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    'Should of' is incorrect - as is 'would of' and 'could of' etc.
     
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    Thanks. :)
     
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    We should all hang our heads in shame - English lessons from a Finn! Nice one Tomi!

    loose when they mean lose. Think this is the most common.

    I know I'm extremely guilty of putting differant instead of different - though thanks to this board I think I've irradicated that now.
     
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