Re: Confession Time! tip for separate

Deanna Thomason

Posted on 1/09/11

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Remember this: there is "a rat" in separate! Simple....always helps
me in spelling it correctly!!!

On 1/07/11, arachgold2007 wrote:
> Here's a tip for separate: the r "separates" the two a's. I
> think the spelling of the word is difficult to remember because
> separate has two meanings and pronunciations. Also, desperate is
> spelled with an e before the r even though it rhymes with one
> pronunciation of separate.
>
>
> On 1/03/11, Sara wrote:
>> On 10/28/10, Cara wrote:
>>> Confession Time! What word can you just NOT seem to
>>> remember how to spell? No matter how hard I try, I never
>>> can get "separate" right the first time!
>>
>> I think separate is the most commonly misspelled word in the
>> English language. We say it 'seperate' but it's really
>> separate. It's and its are getting to be used wrong as well I
>> notice and fewer and fewer people are correct in their
>> subject/verb agreement - it's become ok to say 'there's many
>> parking lots that close after ten.'
>>
>> I find as I get older, I spell less well... I once didn't have
>> to think about how words were spelled, it came naturally. Sadly
>> not anymore - thank goodness for Spellcheck!
>>
>> I still spell separate correctly but there are increasing
>> numbers of words I just don't recall anymore and have to look
>> up or hope Spellcheck will catch me up - judgment vs.
>> judgement, traveled vs. travelled.
>>
>> I tell all my classes - se -par- ate - but many continue to
>> spell it wrong - you're in good company.
>>
>>

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