Spelling

[pegkerr]

I can never remember how to spell the words "silhouette" and "hors d'oeuvres" and always have to look them up.

Which words do you always have to look up?

Edited to add: Here's a list of the 100 most misspelled words in English, with some tips on remembering the correct spelling.

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Comprises. Because I always forget the precise usage: A zoo comprises animals, not animals comprise a zoo. Then I realize that if it confuses me, it'll confuse the reader, and I take it out.

I'm also shaky on "judgement".

[leaina.livejournal.com]

Oh, me too, about both of those. And I do prefer "judgement" to "judgment," even though the latter is preferred by my dictionary (and I think I lost points on a spelling test once for putting the "e" in, way back when). It just looks better without all those consonants kludged together.

I used to have trouble with "necessary," when I was a kid; so I trained myself to memorize N-E-C-E-S-S and say it to myself when I start writing it. I still hear it in my head.