8 Common Misspellings That Are Totally Inexcusable

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By Laura Vitto2014-06-03 11:30:59 UTC

"Staphylococci," "esquamulose" and "feuilleton" are perfectly acceptable words to misspell on the first (or fifth) try.

But when it comes down to everyday writing, the most commonly misspelled words are a lot simpler than you might expect.

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Mashable asked the editing pros at proofreading site Grammarly to share the most common words misspelled by users.

Guess what? They're a lot shorter than "antidisestablishmentarianism" — and totally shameful.

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