About The Joy of English

There are many words that get spelt wrongly time after time. This is not an exhaustive list, but watch out for these:

afterall or after all?

after all

all and all or all in all?

all in all

alot or a lot?

a lot

alright or all right?

all right

focussed or focused?

focused

loose or lose?

Don't write loose when you mean "not win"

lunch time or lunchtime?

lunchtime

minuscule or miniscule?

minuscule

weird or wierd?

weird