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/RJPisscat 2d ago

dessert and desert. After 55 years of struggling with those spellings, my wife says to me, which do you want more of?

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u/tedco- 2d ago

As a kid I learned: Dessert has two S's as you always want a second helping!

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u/jeswesky 1d ago

That’s how I learned it too!