Release the geek!

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 …

Once you have your score, why not leave us a message in the comments section below to let us know how you got on? And if you have any spelling tips you’d like to share, such as mnemonics, we’d love to hear them.

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Author: Catie Holdridge

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Catie joined Emphasis in 2008 with an English literature and creative writing degree under her belt. Having researched and written dozens of articles for the Emphasis blog, she now knows more about the intricacies of effective professional writing than she ever thought possible.

She produced and co-wrote our online training programme, Emphasis 360, and these days oversees all the Emphasis marketing efforts. And she keeps office repartee at a suitably literary level.