Spelling Test!

[surfsnowywaves]

With all credit going to Elwood, check this out!

See how well you can spell...or misspell.

I got 15 wrong (ouch)

[pulverschwein]

Originally Posted by surfsnowywaves

I got 15 wrong (ouch)

Me too neither. Duh.

[RR]

You missed 16 words.
Here are the correct spellings of the ones you got wrong:

indispensable
weird
embarrassment
ecstasy
cemetery
battalion
accidentally
inadvertent
millennium
judgment
inoculate
existence
drunkenness
exceed
coolly
harass

[PWDR8S]

WOW.... I missed 14

You missed 14 words.Here are the correct spellings of the ones you got wrong:

• desiccate
• indispensable
• liquefy
• liaison
• memento
• minuscule
• millennium
• judgment
• inoculate
• drunkenness
• sacrilegious
• anoint
• supersede
• irresistible

Go figure!

[M@]

Of the 49 for which you chose an answer, you missed 26:

M@

[boardman]

This test is just flat out WRONG.

For one, "judgment" (without the "e") is used exclusively in the legal field, i.e., motion for summary judgment. Judgement (with an "e") is the commonly used by people in everyday writing, i.e., "Against his better judgement." See Webster's.

supersede/supercede: both are appropriate and listed in Webster's.

alright/all right: generally depends on the context, and is also appropriate in either form; again, see Webster's. E.g., "I got them all right." vs. "Alright, class, open your textbooks to page one."

But I did get "minuscule" and "desiccate" wrong . . .

[elwood]

Webster's =/= Oxford

[pulverschwein]

Originally Posted by elwood

Webster's =/= Oxford

You gots an OED elwood? What's it say 'bout boardman's complaints? Don't gots mine here at work. I think he's right about the alright deal, but I ain't buying the judgment thing and the supercede deal sounds kinda hokey too. (Sorry Les, but I calls em like I sees em )

[davidhowland14]

You missed 14 words.

Here are the correct spellings of the ones you got wrong:

* desiccate
* indispensable
* embarrassment
* liaison
* consensus
* millennium
* judgment
* inoculate
* drunkenness
* independent
* supersede
* irresistible
* development
* all right

does anyone know what the standard is for alright/all right? i've heard both from many reliable sources.

[tig]

You missed 11 words.

Here are the correct spellings of the ones you got wrong:

* desiccate
* embarrassment
* liquefy
* battalion
* liaison
* minuscule
* millennium
* judgment
* occurrence
* supersede
* all right

I too have got to say, judgment is not correct! Poor judgment!