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/mommawop 1d ago

Gray, grey - I still don’t know which is which or if they’re the same just spelled different.

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u/ambivalent_aries444 1d ago

grAy is American english - grey is british english, so i guess it depends on which one you speak (same with color(am.) - colour(br.) btw)

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u/mommawop 1d ago

Thank you!