London:
It seems there's is definitely something wrong with people's 'speling', but few are ready to admit it, a new study has revealed.
In fact, according to the study, based on a survey, many Britons are lost without a computer spell-checker. But sometimes even that cannot help as one in six people spell words so badly that the machine doesn't recognise the attempt.
'Separate' is the most commonly misspelt word followed by 'definitely' among 3,500 people questioned. And as for words such as 'manoeuvre' or 'embarrass', it's just embarrassing, the 'Daily Express' reported. One in five blames predictive text messaging for bad spelling, says market research company 'OnePoll.com' which commissioned the study.
But despite a revealed catalogue of errors, most people (77 per cent) believe their spelling to be either "good" or "very good".
In fact, according to the study, based on a survey, many Britons are lost without a computer spell-checker. But sometimes even that cannot help as one in six people spell words so badly that the machine doesn't recognise the attempt.
'Separate' is the most commonly misspelt word followed by 'definitely' among 3,500 people questioned. And as for words such as 'manoeuvre' or 'embarrass', it's just embarrassing, the 'Daily Express' reported. One in five blames predictive text messaging for bad spelling, says market research company 'OnePoll.com' which commissioned the study.
But despite a revealed catalogue of errors, most people (77 per cent) believe their spelling to be either "good" or "very good".
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