Based on the fact that spelling is nothing more than the correct spelling of words, spelling errors are a violation of the rules. Perhaps someone does not pay any attention to them when reading this or that text, but they simply annoy many. It does not matter if a person did not notice his own typo, but too many errors in the simplest words can already lead to certain conclusions about the level of literacy. Today we look at the most common spelling errors, examples of which can be found not only in forums where people write the same way they say, but also in ready-made texts of websites claiming seriousness.
Of course, the most popular mistake is the notorious
soft sign in verb endings –– and ––. How, finally, to learn in which case it is needed and in which not? There is nothing to learn here. Take for example a small sentence: "She began to dress." The key word here is "dressing." Consequently, she began to do what? Dress. Do you see a soft sign at the end of the “what to do” question? This means that in the verb he must also stand. But in the word “dress”, which answers the question “what does”, there should not be a soft sign, because there is none at the end of the question. The same thing happens with verbs that answer the questions “what to do” (get dressed) and “what will do” (get dressed).
Many manage to make truly unique spelling mistakes in such words as “handsome”, “boyfriend”, “thank you”, “hunting”, “in general”. It is likely that modern youth believes that the word “sympathetic” comes from the word “sympathetic”, and not from “sympathy” in any way, and the word “caretaker” - from “leave” and not “look after”. But what guides those who write "thank you", "hunting" and "in general" - science has not yet figured out. Sometimes on the websites of various agencies you can see the word "agency". It is very strange that a serious, at first glance, company does not know that agents work in it, and that is why the word "agency" is written through the letter "t".
Incredibly common spelling errors are “like” and “also”. To understand whether you need to write together or separately, it is enough to remember the test words: “also” - “too”, “the same” - “for sure”. If you have any doubts about how to write the word “also”, try mentally replacing it with the word “also”. If the meaning of the sentence is not lost, then we write together. If the word “exactly” can be put ahead (so that it turns out “exactly the same”), then we write separately. For example: “I also (also) have this book”, “Sunset (exactly) is just as beautiful as dawn.”
It may be very fashionable to make spelling mistakes today, but nevertheless, how can I write (and even pronounce) the phrase: “My / your birthday”? After all, what is celebrated? Day. What day? Birth. Whose birthday is this? My yours. Therefore, the sentence must be written and pronounced as "My / your birthday."
If this article convinced someone that making spelling mistakes was "not comme il faut," then the author wrote it for a reason. Think about your literacy, because it plays not the last role in our life.