What Problems Can You Face By Incorrect Spelling and How to Work On It?
In the digital world, we do not often communicate face-to-face but through email, direct messages, and chats, and therefore, misspelled words can lead to some kind of confusion.
If you are unable to spell correctly, some research has shown that it is perceived as a sign of lower intelligence and less credibility in social, professional, and academic settings. In the digital world, we do not often communicate face-to-face but through email, direct messages, and chats, and therefore, misspelled words can lead to some kind of confusion. It is hard to read a text if it is full of spelling errors. If you have good spelling—the confusion is avoided. In the end—spelling makes sense of things that we read!
Nowadays, with this new technology, we use all kinds of programs and applications on the computer to help us with spelling. But do not always rely on a computer to check your spelling. It can get it wrong too!
Why is it important to spell correctly?
90% of English words follow spelling rules and patterns, so learning spelling and phonics rules aren’t just empowering—it’s efficient. It also helps us to communicate better with others, understand what we read, and get confidence in what we write.
How can I improve my spelling?
Learn the rules and the exceptions to the rules, watch movies with subtitles, read more books, make a list of “problem words,” and use mnemonics.
What is the connection between spelling and career?
If our resume has spelling mistakes, the employer will not be interested in hiring us. Also, if you are a lawyer, accountant, or doctor, and you make spelling mistakes often, you will look very much unprofessional.
What about comprehension?
Comprehension is vital. Is it easy to understand something full of errors? Of course not. Practice is the key. You may face some difficulties on the road of learning, but it will be so much worth it in the end.
Here is a list of common spelling mistakes in English:
Incorrect: acommodation
Correct: accommodation
Incorrect: acheive
Correct: achieve
Incorrect: accross
Correct: across
Incorrect: adress
Correct: address
Incorrect: appearence
Correct: appearance
Incorrect: assasination
Correct: assassination
Incorrect: beggining
Correct: beginning
Incorrect: buisness
Correct: business
Incorrect: collegue
Correct: colleague
Incorrect: commitee
Correct: committee
Incorrect: concious
Correct: conscious
Incorrect: lightening
Correct: lightning
Incorrect: mischievious
Correct: mischievous
Incorrect: mispell
Correct: misspell
Incorrect: neccessary
Correct: necessary
Incorrect: neice
Correct: niece
Incorrect: calender
Correct: calendar
Incorrect: definately
Correct: definitely
Conclusion
Spelling is the art of correctly assembling words from their letters. It is found that spelling, reading, writing, and comprehension skills are all closely linked. Teaching young spellers the strategies, rules, and concepts to grow their spelling and vocabulary knowledge benefits them in all aspects of their learning and everyday life.
Certified ENGLISH teacher with 5+ years of experience. I am teaching basic, intermediate, advanced, legal and business English. My students are from the youngest age to adults.
