Commonly Misspelled Words



Have you actually thumbed through the entire LWIT student handbook? If you haven’t, then you are missing great resources listed in the last few pages. One of these pages is titled “Commonly Mispelled Misspelled Words in English.” Speak Up! is going to take a look at these and other commonly misspelled and misused words so that you do not become victim to poor spelling.

Let’s begin at the beginning. I’m sure you’ve said this word a lot. For instance, a lot of you probably have a lot of homework to do during the week. A lot of times, you don’t know how you will get through a lot of it! I hear that a lot.

"A lot" should be written as two words as demonstrated above…a lot. It is commonly misspelled as one word. According to one blogger, alot is the brown, furry creature featured in this post. Check out this witty site to learn more about alot (the creature).