i wish people started using a spelling check before they posted, like http://tellspell.com/

Great facts. Thanks a lot ( alot....lolssssssss) for this so valuable information. And must say, the drawings and Fonts are just Fantastic. Great job !!

Merge these two so much that I saw relief should it be lightning, and vice versa, the self-published thing.

i think its funny

how about "sit", "sat", "set"
people sit wherever they sat... a person sets an object down somewhere... difficult to "set" one's own self somewhere...

FWIW- Affect is not ALWAYS a verb. It can also be used in the description of perceived display of emotion. ie: "He had a silly affect."

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/affect-ver...

@Bjarni - "WONT" should be "won't". :)

W O N T -&- W A N T

I remember figuring out something of how my brain stores word spelling when I was asked how definite was spelled and I replied "Just take finite and add a de to the front of it." And I never knew that was in my mind until I said it!

This is a fantastic post ... very nervous writing this comment for fear of spelling mistakes now LOL (is LOL a word hahaha of course not!)

I had a great laugh at this list, well done.

Leigh :)

my pet peeve is people using loose when they mean lose

HAHAHAHA, I loled so hard on this, great article!

However, I often see these mistakes happen on blogs despite all of them are native english speakers! It's really strange to me.

haha, great article thanks!

This is GREAT! Well done! I am going to post this link on my blog.....

dessert and desert

I cried a little inside. I'm confused by apostrophes' and I tired to click on the "click here" to learn about apos'trophes' next to the manatee and it didn't' work. ' Know I'll never no how to ewes ap'os'tro'phes'. ' ' ' ' Wierd.

Lol i always think these guys are tripping when writing this stuff.

Shelly,

Sorry, but I think you're mistaken on that last one. "Lightening" would refer to things like lightening your hair color or the paint for the walls.

"Lighting" refers to your lamps and light bulbs. I used to work in that industry.

But, you're absolutely correct on "lightning" and "lightening" getting confused.

The "JUDGMENT" dude could of used some research on he's subject before posting: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/judgement

(I do hope my "could of" and "he's" are hurting you, if not, "your done four.")

You forgot "lightning" and "lightening" in the list!! Like the hopefully not actual Michael Vick (because I would like to kick HIM in the hemmies), these two are confused so much that I've seen lightening where it should be lightning, and vice versa, in even published things.

Lightning is the pretty stuff in the sky when you have a LIGHTNING storm. "Holy crap, he was just hit by a bolt of lightning!"
Lightening refers to your lamps and light bulbs. "The lightening in this room sucks."

I have insisted on using the word "alot" alot. I'm very fond of the notion that I can have alot of something. However, after getting the spell check underscore alot when I write "alot," I have acquiesced. I surrender. Even if I write "alot" alot, it's still going to be "a lot."

I could of asked you two mention the "could of" issue but, I think it would of bean wierd.

Some of my pet peeves are which vs witch, recieve instead of receive, know vs no, here vs hear and others that have been mentioned already!

my pet peeve is using lay for lie and not understanding the difference between the intransitive lie-lay-lain and the transitive lay-laid-laid. I lay down yesterday after I laid my blanket on the bed. ZZZZzzzz....

Will mention one of my pet peeves and one I find misspelled OFTEN!! If you put an "e" in separate (seperate) then you are an eeejit.

I love this list! I cringe each time I see someone using one of them inappropriately. I must disagree with E Hirsch; alright is a word. We learned it in elementary school 35 years ago and were taught to use it. Alright is in the dictionary and is considered "proper".

Thanks for the "their", "they're", and "there" part of the list. That gets so bad that I saw a sign for Jim Trenary that spelled it wrong.

Don't forget 'independent vs. independant'!!! One of my pet hates!!!

Alright is a word. Look it up.

You can't have a list without 'JUDGMENT'. I don't think there is a more commonly misspelled word out there (percentage-wise). Heck, so many people believe it's spelled 'judgement' that I've seen it misspelled on t-shirts and published material.

@Sara

You have the uses of the words "to", "too", and "two" correct, but you seem to be struggling with the parts of speech of all three.

"To" is usually a preposition (as it is in your example). "Too" is an adverb because it modifies an adjective or adverb, not a noun. "Two" is usually an adjective because it modifies a noun, but it can behave as a noun also.

Great website! Your pictures & funny storyline make the words memorable, they'll stick w/ you. This would be a perfect learning tool for school (well, w/out the "a-hole" comment! LOL). Thks!

Great list! I would add to, too, and two. To is an adverb (go to the store), too is an adjective (too many people use these words incorrectly), and two is a noun (the number two).

I've noticed educators and many editors have a lot of trouble distinguishing the words effective and affective, often assuming the latter is a misspelling!

I alwys misspell "Weird" . in school i was taught : " i "before "e" except after "c"

Ironically, the "affect" / "effect" example works both ways. Since the albeit less commonly-used verb tense of the word "effect" means "to create," a child can also be "effected" by his parents.

Awesome list. One more: The past tense of the verb "to lead" is led. "Lead" is the metal. I led the rescue party to the manatee that had sunk to the bottom after ingesting too many lead sinkers.

I'm so happy they mentioned the difference between "effect" and "affect." English is my SECOND language, and even I can tell the difference... why can't anybody else? Those two words (and people who don't know how to use them) are my main pet peeve. Although, "their," "there," and "they're" also make me grind my teeth when used improperly.

Fantastic post, you see these spelling errors everyday.

Excellent list. Just one more: 'alright' is not a word either! It's 'all right' or it's all wrong. Thank you & Happy New Year! ;)