Are there words that you thought your whole life were spelled one way, but you found out late in life they were spelled differently?

[TheLobster]

How do you pronounce Marylebone? (It was only as I typed this message that I realized it wasn't spelled Marlybone.)

MAR-luh-bon, so basically like you thought it’s spelled but with a short o.

 

[THBGato]

What does irie mean?

It has lots of meanings, depending on context, but the most common one is "alright".

 

[Bamagan]

I was a little taken aback when I found out bologna was not spelled o-s-c-a-r-m-e-y-e-r.

 

[StillStunned]

It has lots of meanings, depending on context, but the most common one is "alright".

Yes. Which is why I thought it so striking that it sounded exactly like my granddad saying "alright".

 

[OffNSFW]

Aluminium.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

It was just a few years ago that I learned that pea-nuckle was pinochle.

 

[mildlyaroused]

It was just a few years ago that I learned that pea-nuckle was pinochle.

In New Zealand we sometimes call thumb wars pea-knuckle. I'm fairly sure it isn't spelled like pinochle the game.

"Peaknuckle, peaknuckle, one, two, three!" Or maybe, "One, two, three, four, I declare a peaknuckle war!"

 

[pink_silk_glove]

In New Zealand we sometimes call thumb wars pea-knuckle. I'm fairly sure it isn't spelled like pinochle the game.

"Peaknuckle, peaknuckle, one, two, three!" Or maybe, "One, two, three, four, I declare a peaknuckle war!"

"One-two-three-four, I declare a thumb war!"

I suppose that PEE-knucke would be something entirely different. : P

 

[AG31]

Aluminium.

Depending on your country... Are you saying aluminium is correct and aluminum is not? Only in Brit-speak, I think.

 

[jehoram]

Depending on your country... Are you saying aluminium is correct and aluminum is not? Only in Brit-speak, I think.

The original name for the metal was aluminum. The Brits changed it to "aluminium" to make it conform to the standard "ium" suffix for elements.

 

[StillStunned]

The original name for the metal was aluminum. The Brits changed it to "aluminium" to make it conform to the standard "ium" suffix for elements.

Well, consistency is very important in English spelling, you see...

 

[OffNSFW]

Depending on your country... Are you saying aluminium is correct and aluminum is not? Only in Brit-speak, I think.

Aluminum is considered fair for informal/casual use, but scientific orgs (mostly) roll with aluminium. If you scrounge up your old high school chemistry textbook, the periodic table probably spells it "aluminium."

 

[ElectricBlue]

Depending on your country... Are you saying aluminium is correct and aluminum is not? Only in Brit-speak, I think.

It's American English versus English English. Here in Oz it's aluminium (that is, the correct spelling ).

 

[mildlyaroused]

Uhloominim foil? Come now...