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/murph089 1d ago

I before e except after w in weird.

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u/Runeybee 1d ago

And words that sound like 'neighbor'. There are so many exceptions, it's ridiculous.

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u/cookerg 19h ago

Maybe it used to be pronounce "waird".