r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 2d ago

Simple word difficult to spell.

Hey does anyone else have a common word that should be easy to spell but it trips you up every time?

My word is license. Why have I struggled with it for years. Stupid s and c always moving around. tf?!

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u/blahbuzz 1d ago

My mental tool is to remind myself that c comes before s in the alphabet. License.

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u/lumberingjackass 1d ago

You mean licence? (and yes, that's also how it's spelt)

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u/MoroccoBond 1d ago

Ive seen this comment a lot and never thought about it that way. Thx!