Most Hated Misspelled Word?

More of a usage peeve than a spelling peeve.

The misuse of the word "literally." Example: "He was literally thrown to the wolves." Really? There was a pack of wolves just waiting around to see if you threw someone their way? Wow.

The misuse makes me literally want to poke my eyes out. Ha Ha!

I don't hate but it makes me laugh when people complain about someone's grammar and spell it grammer.

For some reason conscience and conscious drive me crackers.

Post parDUM. So...dumb.

No--wait--can I change mine to "Old Fashion" instead of "Old Fashioned" or ANY business name that uses the wrong letter in it's name. Example: Kozy Shack, Kid Korner.......brain could just explode!

To old too care.

tehehe

:)

When someone asks for "advise" instead of "advice"

**ETA** My manager used to call me every time he had to write the words "prairie" or "surprise." Left to his own devices they would have been "prayerie" and "suprise."

ETA2 - I've also seen people talk about their "collage" degree...REALLY??!

ETA3 - I won't say any names, but one of you ladies seriously just complained about bad "grammer" (should be grammAr)

Too versus to.

Espresso, not expresso.

DEFINITELY - I see it spelled definately almost daily. I don't understand!!

Their, they're, there - these send me over the edge.

Embarrassed

Congradulations - REALLY?! I see this ALL the time! Even on cakes!

A lot - it is NOT alot! (Thanks Laura for reminding me and getting me all worked up!)

I will just admit - I suck at spelling :)

Misspelling the word definitely. Oh my goodness.

Oh and when someone puts "2" instead of "to." Really, you don't have time to type one more letter?!!! Oh, and typing like this...Hi HoW ArE You DOinG ToDaY...

you're, your

their, they're, there

bare, bear

Pretty much any of those kinds of words.

And vacuum. My dad literally calls me every time he has to spell it.

I must admit, I make ALL of these mistakes!

On the bright side, misspelled words don't bother me...because I don't notice 'em ;-)

Oh, I'm with you on that one, A.. It drives me crazy.

Their, there & they're;

Too, two & to;

You're & your;

Its & it's;

But I agree that the loosing & losing one is the MOST annoying.

I have two:
your instead of you're
advise instead of advice

I also can't believe how many people misuse apostrophes and can't pluralize words (mommy's instead of mommies, etc)

There are so many others I could list though! I'm kind of a stickler.

Voila (yes I know that technically that is also misspelled because the a is missing an accent). It's not "wallah" or "walla" or any other phonetic misspelling. If you're going to use a French word, know how to spell it!

And "per se" not persay, per say etc.

And while we're at it..."ice tea" or "ice coffee" instead of "iced." I want to add a "d" to every sign and menu that doesn't have one.

You've got me riled up now, I'm sure I'll be back with more!

ETA: Alright is a word that is gaining acceptance in some circles. Some publications agree that "alright" means "OK or acceptable" vs. "all right," which is taken to mean that "everything is correct."

Oooooh I detest that one too.

My other one is the incorrect usage of "your" when it should be "you're."

e.g. "Your not seriously criticizing my spelling are you?"

:P

I also loathe "could care less" FFS it's I couldn't care less, not could. If you could care less, then it negates the whole phrase.
The misspelling of pregnant, as pregnate.

My MIL, says such funny things - she cracked me up yesterday, when she said Cathy gyrated towards her, instead of gravitated. I am still chuckling, about my plump 50 something sister in law, gyrating for my MIL!

mine is more of a grammar issue. I HATE when people misuse the word "to". Example, " to hot out to cook". I've seen that on a million restaurant signs lately. I scream in my head every time, it's "too hot to cook" !!!! AAAHHH pet peeve. I feel better now. Thanks!

A lot. It's two words.

I'll tell you what bothers me, when someone on this site corrects my spelling. I've always been a bad speller. I think my artistic side refuses to believe there is only one way to do things. This is why I never liked math either, though I was good at it. What bothers me is when people feel the need to point it out (unless they are teacher or coworker helping you put out descent work). I don't point out when people have bad taste, or don't know how to accessorize, or use a horrible shade of paint. I keep my thoughts to myself. I feel the same courtesy should apply to us spelling challenged.

I suppose it's not exactly a misspell, but mis-used apostrophes just drive me nuts.

Mine is more a phrase than words. But it kills me every time I see it.

"I could care less"
The correct wordage is "I couldn't care less."

Silly what things bother us in life, but this one digs at me for some reason.

I agree with the "your vs you're," there, their & they're" and the "advice vs advise." I'm also getting really frustrated by the overuse of "lol."
My husband is terrible with spelling and grammer and I find that I'm not even paying attention to the message that he writes in cards for me - I'm so focused on all his errors!
And in our current technological world where everyone is typing and texting - why aren't they using spell check?!?

Ashley, I hope they're referring to Snoop Dogg, that's what he says...
I hate every word that can be spelled wrong and is! :)

I really do despise to/too and their/there/they're!

Added: I DO hate it when people use extra apostrophes (i.e. mommy's instead of mommies, saturday's instead of saturdays, etc)

HudMuffinMom: There's a freaking daycare by my work called "Whizz Kidz Academy"...who in their right mind wants that person teaching their kids early language skills?! (or should I say "skillz"? LOL)

A.:

It's not just one!!!

their, there and they're...get it right people!!!
We are going to THEIR house.
We are going THERE later.
They're at the mall.

Choose and chose
I choose you as a friend.
I chose that blouse over this one.

No and know...
I said NO.
I KNOW you didn't mean that.

Bare and bear
I am bare naked.
That is a mean looking bear.

Your and You're
Are we going to your house?
You're being a snot today...(not you but just using that!)

Do you want me to go on?

There, they're and their.

It kills me to see the words used so wrong. Kinda like this: "Hey their! We're going over they're to the mall where there are lots of cool stores."

Makes my skin crawl.

I once saw a restaurant sign advertising 'gugamolte' and corn chips. They meant guacamole. Now I always call it gugamolte.

Lots of people on mamapedia say they need "advise," when really what they need is "advice." DRIVES ME NUTS!

I have misspellings all the time, but it is because I type too fast and don't proofread. My and becomes adn and my apostrophes are always in the wrong place.

My biggest pet peeves are prolly and of coarse.

"Your" when is should be "you're"

How about... "alright"?

By the way, there was an elementary school down the street from our house. The school officials put up a big modern sign advertising its name. They also added a "slogan," which read, in part: "We meet student's needs...."

I don't think the reason the city closed the school was because of the sign, but it certainly wasn't good advertising.

(Also by the way, spell-check doesn't help if the way you misspell a word makes it another legitimate word. Often the machine hasn't brains enough to know which one you really need to use.)

I've seen definitely spelled as defiantly way too many times. Also, I can't stand it when someone uses sale instead of sell.

I hate it when products/names of stores spell things wrong in an attempt to be cute or different. 'DARQUE' instead of DARK. Or 'PAWZ' instead of PAWS. ugh. Also hate the use of unnecessary apostrophes - like "burrito's" WE SELL BREAKFAST BURRITO'S - I drive by it every morning :(

I am guilty of over using commas. I dont like it when people exchange to for too. And lose and loose is a problem too. But, whatever, there are bigger fish to fry in this world these days.

A lot....it's two words, not one!!!! I hate it when I see it spelled alot!!!

i'm sure that i misspell all the time :), but i would have to say that if it's not a medical term, then there's no reason for it to be misspelled. my opinion only though. and like i said, i'm sure i've done it quite a bit myself.

It irritates me when I see someone using too or to wrong. No big deal really, just my pet peeve!

"noone" for no one.

"would of" and "should of" for would have, should have.

alot (ARGH!!!), alright, etc.

"YAY" for yea (but I guess that one's not going away)

any misuse of 's -- as a mom below stated: "all our student's"

threw for through.
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Okay, I better stop now...!!!!

Not actually a spelling error, but people who say "would of" when they mean "would have." As in, "I would of come to your party but I had other plans."

I have to agree the other mama's with the words that they have already mentioned. I just wanted to add one that is not as common as the ones already mentioned but it gets on my nerves. My dil who is a naturally horrible speller constantly writes "congrates" instead of "congrats". Like I said, that she misspells everything but that one for some reason really gets under my skin. I'm like, will you please pronounce that out loud to see if it sounds right!!

haven't read all thru yet but -- dose for does !!!

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there/their/they're used in the wrong context
"post-pardum"
I see someone else mentioned "prolly" already. That one drives me nuts!!

This isn't a misspelled word but a phrase.... There have been a few people lately who have said (or typed) "doggie dog world". I was starting to wonder if I was the one who was wrong for always thinking it was "dog EAT dog"!
Also, The world doesn't EVOLVE around you instead of REVOLVE!
There are more that I just can't think of right now!

Your and you're. Drives me nuts. I, too, hate commas. Some people put commas in the middle of a sentence and CAPS in posts. Also drives me crazy. :)

Mine is the use of "your" in the place of "you're". For crying out loud people, they are two different words!!!

The contractions of they're and you're!

I agree with all the answers. But unless you have a proof reader, you, too, will occasionally misspell. I know I do! Spell check won't highlight the wrong use of a word.
My pet peeve has more to do with grammar. Most people misuse "I" and "me." Me and Jane are going to the store. Just between you and I,...

I know I'm not a perfect speller, but I consider myself a decent one. My most hated:

- the misuse of the words "too," "two" and "to" (and the other word groups similar to this)
- when people use "prolly" instead of "probably" - we can blame that on texting

And now I'm worried that I've misspelled something on this post - ha ha!

Not misspelled persay, but using Perspective when you need to use the word Prospective.

Then when I see any kind of misspelled words on a 'professional' website.

Welcome to my world....I am an English teacher.

Two favorites from over the years: "It's a doggie dog world out there." And "mellow dramatic" for melodramatic. I like the second one for its poetic oxymoron quality.

Weary and wary...oh my...I nearly have to fan myself with gritted teeth every time.

their and there mixed up. but really i dont care. if i'm typing quickly i dont fix mispellings or if im tired. i wouldnt use caps either or ' when im supposed to. that is when im on here. but if i'm typing an email to someone then obviously i do spell check because i would hate to see anything with my name on it go out wrong. my husband always spells of course as of coarse and i HATE it!!!

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Omg...and "advise" instead of "advice".

And interchanging "then" and "than".

And using reflexive pronouns incorrectly. No one can do anything to your"self" but you!

"Your" instead of "you're ".

Alright. Um, I'm sorry...it's all right. It's not one word.

Of course, their/they're/there, we're/were...these are pretty basic. My six year old knows the difference.

I have more of a problem with mispronounced words. You ask a question, you don't "axe" (aks?) a question. I'm sure I have a lot more examples, I just can't think of any right now.

customer - costumer

receive - recieve

strength - strenght

Loving this post -- thanks for the laughs, Ladies!!

The misused phrase that drives me crazy: "For all intensive purposes." It should be, "For all intents and purposes!"

I recently saw someone (not on this board) write about being an "escape goat." Hee-hee...did the goat get out of its pen?? It should be "a scapegoat."

I can't stand the use of ya... as in "love ya". It sounds so ignorant to me.

Words can get me and of course can't think of too many except their for there but overuse of commas drives me nuts. I work with a few people that I would just love to go in and disable that key. Every 5 words is a comma.

Someone using then when then mean than -ex. "I would rather go to the beach then (than) the mountains".

Although I have to admit that for some reason my fingers always want to type then so I have to go back and correct it. I am sure that I miss some.

I hate that "I" constantly spell...er...get know and now wrong. I do it all the time.

My biggest issue is actually not spelling since I live with a husband who can't even spell "the" half the time anyway I hate when people say "anyways" and or spell it that way! "anyways" is NOT a word but Anyway is.

Mine isn't spelling, but saying AXE instead of ASK. It really bothers me to hear a teacher say it.

Ok, I get annoyed when people say bear vs bare or no and know etc. Another one that is not as much a misspelled word, but this word gets under my skin--I don't know why.

POW WOW

"Lets go have a pow wow." It drives me crazy.

I need to "loose" weight. That makes me crazy, too!

Everytime I am at a restaurant I check the menu for the wrong spelling of Caesar (salad) - I swear its spelled Ceasar/Ceaser more than 50% of the time

I hate "trooper" instead of "trouper." Or when people write "Awe," instead of "Awww," (as in, "Awww, that's cute.")

I think it is "cut the mustard," though.

Wow. I have only read about 10 posts and I am realizing, that although I think I am a decenly good speller, I make a lot of mistakes that annoy you ladies. ALOT is two words? I think I often type that as one, but sometimes as two. Hmm. I will keep an eye on that. And "Could care less" isn't right either? Ha. I had never thought of that. I always hate double negatives, but never considered "could care less" being negated. I was going to say the ever-so-popular "Your/You're" one, which drives me up the wall. But lately, the biggest one is where I get an email and it's all in Text-Message-Language. I do a little of this ("btw, ttyl") but the WHOLE email is in text or shorthand: "Cnt tlk now cuz 2 bzy. ttyl" ANNOYING!

ADDED: "Meeting student's needs" is correct isn't it? (MARY L below) It's the needs of the students, so it's possesive, so it needs an apostrophe? I think the sign is right.

I am SOOO guilty of saying "Anyways" as a transition word. I bet I annoy a lot of people with that one. SORRY! I am likely not going to stop.

When I see ya'll instead of y'all. (and for those who need a grammer lesson, y'all is a contraction of 'you' & 'all'. The apostrophe takes place of the missing letter or letters...there is NO 'a' in the word 'you'...all is the complete word, therefore, y'all is correct!....just like don't is correct for do not). And I do purposely misspell words for shortcut purposes to save time if I'm in a hurry & I know that the recipiant (non business) knows what I'm saying but I do agree that 'prolly' is SUPER annoying! I never use it. Also 'axe me a question' rather than 'ask me a question', using to instead of too, the usual words that are misspelled due to obvious ignorance but I do hafta say, er I mean have to say, that saying ya'll instead of y'all is my number one pet peeve other than axe instead of ask. Oooo I thought of another one...'lil for "little" or l'il for "little"...I believe it's actually li'l, although there's no 'e'...someone will hafta lemmie, er I mean have to let me, know what happens to the 'e'.

I hate when people say heighth. UGH

Oh and I have accidentally been writing advise and wondering why it didn't look right. Oops.

their instead of they're and I am tire instead of I am tired..haha..
People could really start practicing at www.TypoBounty.com. Could be useful.

I hate it when people spell disgusted "discusted" and ridiculous as "rediculous". Oh, those two drive me crazy! Also the "there, their, they're" and "your, you're" issues. Sometimes I cringe when I read the errors.

My biggest offender is when people do this....between..words... REALLY?! That drives me insane. I have a few friends that text like that. The only time I use multiple periods is in the case of a "to be continued..." thought.