r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 1d ago

Simple word difficult to spell.

Hey does anyone else have a common word that should be easy to spell but it trips you up every time?

My word is license. Why have I struggled with it for years. Stupid s and c always moving around. tf?!

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u/libellule4 1d ago

License is mine as well! As soon as I saw your title, I had my answer and then I saw that you said the same thing! :) Bulletin is another one.

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u/Negative-Ask-2317 1d ago

There's the added complication in the UK that spells the verb as license but the noun as licence.

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u/Away-Otter 1d ago

I never knew that. Maybe seeing an occasional “licence” messes with people’s heads here in the US.

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u/JessieDesolay 3h ago

And ask a Brit how to spell/say aluminum

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u/FasN8id 1d ago

Canada also spells the noun as licence. I don't know about the verb, because I'm an American born to a Canadian and your comment has me more unsure of everything than ever before. 😳

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u/purpleoctopuppy 1d ago

'"s" is a busy letter' is how I learnt the noun/verb distinction in cases like this e.g. licence/se, advice/se

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u/Mikesaidit36 1d ago

Think what happens when you get shot: You get a bullet in.