10 Word Mix-Ups To Avoid, Presented By Adorable Animals

Dictionaries can be a real snoozefest. These fluffy little heroes are here to show you there’s an easier way.

Emmy Favilla a month ago 92 responses

The Most Unfortunate Holiday Season Spelling Error

Sometimes I don’t even know.

Matt Stopera 5 months ago 181 responses

The English Language Defies Logic

It is most illogical and discombobulating. After all, even native speakers can’t always master it.

Donna Dickens 5 months ago 122 responses

Romney Campaign Misspells Reagan

The error is in a slideshow made by the Romney campaign’s pollster for bundlers. Ronald Regan is the President of Amercia.

Andrew Kaczynski 11 months ago 68 responses

Could You Recommend A Book?

Touché.

bobbyjrisms a year ago 229 responses

Rappers Spelling Their Own Names: A Supercut

What is it about the art of rapping that almost always gives an artist this insatiable desire to spell their name, letter by letter, within their songs? I sure as hell don’t know, but this supercut by Slacktory is all the definitive proof anyone would ever need that the method is overused. (via slacktory.com)

Whitney Jefferson a year ago 16 responses

8 Words The Internet Loves To Confuse With Other Words on cracked.com ›

Since everyone knows online humor columns by obscure writers are extremely effective in changing society, I’m sure misuse of those words is no longer a problem. However, there are still a lot of other rogue (not rouge) words out there mixing with their homophonic or lookalike cousins and wreaking (not reeking) havoc on news articles, blogs, and forums everywhere.

Cracked a year ago respond

Great Spelling Job, Fox News!

This is great news. But what was “confrimed” with this Usama Bin Landen person, anyway? View Image ›

gleuch 2 years ago 4 responses

Facebook Spelling Correction Fight

Daniel was just trying to be helpful. This all could have been avoided if she used spell check on Firefox or Chrome! View Image ›

Ashley Baccam 2 years ago 293 responses

How Do You Spell Gaddafi?

There are over 32 accepted ways of spelling Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi, the long-standing leader of Libya. Here’s a dance song to help you remember just a few of them. Watch Video ›

danilic 2 years ago 34 responses

Poorly Spelled Death Threat From 1912

A recently unearthed death threat against Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood from 1912. Wood was having a stellar season that year and the scoundrels who typed this letter were apparently trying to knock him off his game with typos. It’s strangely comforting to see that trolls haven’t gotten any better at spelling in almost a century. View List ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 11 responses

How To Spell AC/DC

This is like a dyslexic’s hell. Watch Video ›

BurnRed 2 years ago 34 responses

Fatherly Advice

Dad puts it all into perspective. View Image ›

Mr. BabyMan 2 years ago 206 responses

Macy’s Back-To-School Fail

As seen at Philadelphia’s Center City Macy’s. I actually went in and spoke to the manager. It went something like this: Me: How do you spell “embarrassment”? Manager: *Takes pen and paper and begins writing it out, pauses halfway through.* Hmmm…I don’t know if there are one or two s’s. Me: Neither does your Display Department. View Image ›

idbuythatforadollar 2 years ago 34 responses

Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling on theoatmeal.com ›

Seriously. Ninety percent of people with a Facebook account need to memorize this.

Ebru 3 years ago 4 responses

Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee

The Onion News Network interviews a 12-year-old struggling with the tragic ability to spell words normal people can’t even pronounce. Remember: kids like James need constant care or they’ll forget to eat, or breathe. Watch Video ›

Sarah Morgan 3 years ago 18 responses

Did You Mean…?

Um, no. Definitely not. View Image ›

Reddit Top Links 4 years ago 1 response

Scrabble Bird

How do you spell cockatoo? Big points if you can beat this bird with the word “influenza,” it might send a message or something. View Image ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago 2 responses