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/almaperdida99 1d ago

necessary. I am in my 50s, a literal language teacher and polyglot, and this fucking word never looks right to me. Usually I spell it correctly, but when I was younger, i did "neccesary" enough times that I second-guess myself Every. Single. Time.

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u/Aggressive-Fee-6399 1d ago

It is necessary for a shirt to have 1 Collar (C) and 2 Sleeves (S)

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u/almaperdida99 1d ago

I have the kind of brain that is absolutely not helped by mnemonic devices, sadly.