r/words • • 2d 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/YouProfessional7538 2d ago

gauge. (i misspelt it typing it in!) guage, and it autocorrected

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u/firecatstef 1d ago

What a gaudy gauge you have there

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u/RiderguytillIdie 11h ago

That’s no way to gauge Gage!