3.4 Frequently Misspelled and Miswritten Words

Below is a list of words that are commonly misspelled or miswritten. If you are unsure about a word, please check a dictionary if it isn't found here. 

• accommodate
• achievement
• acknowledgment
• advisor
• a lot
• cadet 
• canceled (one l as in AP stylebook)
• Corps of Cadets
• cellphone (all one word)
• chair (not chairman or chairperson)
• consensus
• course work (two words)
• Course Planning Guide (not Degree Map)
• dilemma
• email
• first-come, first-served
• flier (not flyer)
• fundraising, fundraiser
• grade point average (abbreviated GPA)
• hors d'oeuvres (do not use œ ligature)
• internet (always lowercase)
• independent
• irresistible
• it's / its (be sure to choose the correct word -- see it's/its entry in AP stylebook [link only works on UNG campuses] )
• IT Service Desk
• judgment
• knowledge
• liaison
• livestream, livestreaming (one word)
• log in (v.), login (n.)
  Example: Log in to our website using your login and password.
• log off (v.), logoff (n., rare)
• log on (v.), logon (n.)
  Example: Log on to our website using your UNG ID and password.
• maintenance
• misspell
• necessary
• noticeable
• occurred, occurrence
• online
• Plan of Study (not Degree Plan)
• perseverance
• possession
• questionnaire
• recommend
• separate
• sergeant
• smartphone (all one word)
• submenu, sublevel
• there / their / they're (be sure to choose the correct word -- see entry in AP stylebook [link only works on UNG campuses] )
• University Police (not Public Safety)
• World Wide Web, web, webpage, website