What Word Does Connecticut Have a Tough Time Spelling?

In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, people are once again pretending to care about spelling. So today, we’ll join them and pretend to care too

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You’d think with spell check and autocorrect, we’d all be pros at spelling by now. Nope! According to a new report from WordUnscrambler.pro, people across the U.S. are still hitting Google with "how do you spell..." searches—and the results are both relatable and hilarious.

Nationally, the top three misspelled words are: definitely, separate, and necessary. Honestly, no surprises there, those words are a disaster.

But what about here in Connecticut? Apparently, the word we struggle with the most is schedule. Yep, schedule. It’s not the flashiest or trickiest word on the list, but something about it is throwing off Nutmeggers enough that we’re Googling it more than any other.

Meanwhile, those unicorn kids at the Scripps National Spelling Bee are out here spelling words like éclaircissement and Uaupés without breaking a sweat. Us regular folks? We're just trying to make it through “restaurant” without second-guessing ourselves.

I can't spell renaissance, I mean I just did, but I had help.

I'm convinced the worst people in America, are the people who correct spelling and grammar in Facebook threads. Just being in a Facebook thread is a red flag at this point but if you're there correcting spelling there, you're suspect. Some innocent person goes missing in your community? I'm on the phone with local PD that afternoon telling them to start checking your basement for severed heads in formaldehyde jars.

The best comedy bit about spelling comes from the late, great Patrice O'Neal.

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