Samsung says that “greatness never ends”. Neither do mistakes. Take a look at the screenshot from their live stream of a few days ago. There is a massive “99 millions” displayed. Let me explain the error with two example sentences. Malta has a population of four hundred THOUSAND (400,000). There were THOUSANDS of people atContinue reading “Samsung millions”
Category Archives: Spelling
Happy? Not with the spelling!
Believe it or not, this message was posted by a company specializing in proofed transcription services. Its sales talk focusses on the accurancy of its services. I have no intention of embarrassing the company, so it will remain unnamed. However, I did inform them of their error. What is the mistake? Answers in the commentsContinue reading “Happy? Not with the spelling!”
Check your spelling
Choose the correct spelling (and no cheating!): 1 [the place where one lives or stays while on holiday] A. accomodation B. accommodation 2 [a period of 1000 years] A. millennium B. milennium 3 [the paper you get after paying for something] A. receipt B. reciept 4 [a type of school for very young children] A.Continue reading “Check your spelling”
Quiz card #015
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Quiz card #014
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Price list
I was walking through a shopping mall on my way to work this morning and saw this in one of the window displays of a leading fashion brand. Their clothes are expensive but their spelling skills are cheap. Can you help them correct the mistake? Answers in the comments box, please.
Quiz card #008
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cc … mm; ll … nn
I bet you have no idea what this is all about. Whatever can I mean by “cc … mm; ll … nn”? Well, just let your eyes read on. ACCOMMODATION MILLENNIUM Maybe you know the meaning of the words but please, watch out for their spelling. As you can see, both have 2 double consonants. ACCOMMODATIONContinue reading “cc … mm; ll … nn”
Long, deep, wide and high
I want to highlight a common spelling problem today. Take a look at how the adjectives below change when they become nouns. Pay special attention to the last 2 letters of the noun forms. long => lengTH deep => depTH wide => widTH high => heigHT You’ll notice that the noun of high ends withContinue reading “Long, deep, wide and high”
Spelling check #001
No dictionaries please!
