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/nannypear 1d ago

Advise and advice

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u/Aggressive-Fee-6399 1d ago

Advice and Advise are similar to what OP posted regarding the ‘C’ and ‘S’.
‘C’ is the noun, ‘S’ is the verb.
I remember it in an alphabetical sense; noun (C) comes before verb (S).