Posts by Ethan Brooks

Across is the correct spelling. Accross, with two c's, is always a misspelling and never appears in standard English. The confusion happens because the word sounds like it should double…

Meeting is the correct spelling for a gathering, appointment, or discussion. Meating is not standard modern English — it's usually just a typo. The confusion happens because both words sound…

Submission is the correct spelling. Submittion is not a real word and doesn't appear in any standard English dictionary. The confusion happens because the verb "submit" ends in "-mit," which…

People type realy far more often than you'd expect, usually because the word is spoken so quickly that the double L disappears in the sound. The confusion is understandable: really…

People mix up dysregulated vs. disregulated because the two words sound almost identical when spoken and share a familiar-looking prefix. One comes from the Greek element dys-, meaning "abnormal" or…