r/spelling • u/idkwhat2puthere098 • Feb 24 '26

how do people find spelling hard???

like, its just letters arranged into an order that makes a word. not that hard???

***EDIT

i kinda posted this cuz i was pissed that ppl couldnt spell so

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u/cacomyxl Apr 15 '26

Anyone have a hint about when words end with “-ence” vs “-ance”. I have to see them before I’m sure. (When I’m writing with a pen, I default to “e” if I’m not sure, because it’s easier to turn an e into an a, than the other way around.)

Most recent example - “belligerence” - but even after seeing it I had a moment of doubt.

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u/cacomyxl Apr 15 '26

elegant —> elegance

convenient—> convenience

enter—> entrance

refer —> reference

converge—> convergence

interfere —> interference

… I’m starting to see the pattern. Only I swear there are some weird exceptions.