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Author : Catie Holdridge
Posted : 29 / 11 / 11
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Below are the correct and incorrect versions of some of the most commonly misspelt words. Can you unmask the criminal mistakes? They’ll get away with it if not for you meddling kids.
Go on, let your inner geek out to play. Share this link and challenge your colleagues to a spell-off. You know you want to …
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