When I was a kid, I used to hate to read. Maybe it was an early onset of ADHD, but no matter what I read, I found it hard to keep engaged.

With the lack of reading, though, comes an arrested vocabulary and poor spelling skills. I will say, however, some words are just HARD to spell especially with our tricky English language.

HERE ARE 20 WORDS THAT MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS CONSTANTLY MISSPELL!

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1. It's TRIATHLON not TRIATHALON

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2. It's CEMETERY not CEMETARY

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3. It's GRAMMAR not GRAMMER

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4. It's DEFINITELY not DEFINETLY

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5. It's GOVERNMENT not GOVERMENT

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6. It's RECEIVE not RECIEVE

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7. It's ESPRESSO not EXPRESSO

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8. It's PUBLICLY not PUBLICALLY

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9. It's SEPARATE not SEPERATE

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10. It's ASTIGMATISM not A STIGMATISM

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11. It's CALENDAR not CALENDER

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12. It's TONGUE not TOUNGE

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13. It's UNFORESEEN not UNFORSEEN

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14. It's FURTHER not FUTHER

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15. It's COMMITTEE not COMMITEE

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16. It's ECSTASY not ECSTACY

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17. It's ENVIRONMENT not ENVIORNMENT

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18. It's PRIVILEGE not PRIVALEGE

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19. It's EMBARRASS not EMBARASS

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20. It's RESTAURANT not RESTARAUNT

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NOW CLICK HERE FOR WORDS PEOPLE MISPRONOUNCE!