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There are many words which we tend to misspell in our writing. Some are so common that our eyes barely notice them. These are not grammatical or usage mistakes (for example, "Notary Republic," or Mondegreens) -- these just result as a function of how we tend to use the QWERTY -formatted keyboard, how infrequently we read things which have been properly spelled, and our spellcheck-type autocorrect functions: Here's a watchlist of  the top 100 misspelled (or mistyped) words, courtesy of yourdictionary .com [ Warning : This is a LONG post. Please put your scrolling gloves on, Braintenancers - you might even want to pack a lunch ] -- A acceptable - Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled - ible , sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK. accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accide...

We bloggers (and the occasional speechwriter) use dictionary.com for quick word definitions, etymological stories (there's one below) and for alternate word choices. For this last, we use the Thesaurus feature. It (" Dic ," as we chronic abbreviators and vulgar insinuators often call it... for short), is enormously useful, despite the fact that it is so laden with ads, pop-ups, pavilions, flash graphics and other distractions that the quick bit of information which you seek is often hidden (" obscured " would have been a snazzier word choice, but I'm in a rush) on the page. While some people (mostly 23-year old internet billionaires or Baby-Boomers taking a break from looking for an employment opportunity which they'll never find) think this " word search " or " improve your visual acuity "- type exercise is fun, I detest it, although I wouldn't put that in writing. Being the Baron Of Braintenance (my hobby) as well as the mo...