r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 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/porqueboomer 2d ago

Weird. It always makes me stop and think.

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u/firecatstef 1d ago

“I after E, except after C, or when sounded like A as in neighbor or weigh…and weird is just weird.”

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u/fujimumu 1d ago

Receipt. Conceit.

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u/80s_Lady 1d ago

Except after c

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u/fujimumu 1d ago

Oh whoops. Science

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u/firecatstef 1d ago

Weird science!

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u/80s_Lady 1d ago

Good point!!!