COMMONLY MISPELLED WORDS

A

absence acceptable accessible accommodation accomplish achievement acquire address advertisement advice – (noun) advise – (verb) amateur apartment appearance argument athletic attendance

B

basically beginning belief – indicating the noun believe – indicating the verb beneficial business

C

calendar campaign category cemetery challenge characteristic cigarette clothes column committee commitment completely condemn

conscience conscientious conscious controversy convenient correspondence criticism

D

deceive definitely definition department describe despair desperate development difference difficult disappointed discipline disease

E

easily effect eighth either embarrass encouragement enemy entirely environment especially exaggerate excellent existence experience experiment

F

familiar February finally financial foreign foreigner formerly forty fourth

G

general generally genius government grammar grateful guarantee guidance

H

happily height heroes humorous hypocrite

I

ideally imaginary immediate incredible independent influential insurance intelligent interference interrupt introduce island its – for possession

it’s – for “it is” or “it has”

J

jealous jealousy

K

kneel knowledge

L

later legitimate length library lightning likely loneliness lose (verb) loose (adjective) lovely luxurious

M

maintain maintenance manageable management manufacture marriage married millionaire misspell mischievous money mortgage muscle mysterious

N

naturally necessary neighbor / neighbour ninety noticeable nowadays

O

obedient obstacle occasional occurred official opinion opportunity opposition ordinary originally

P

particular peculiar perceive performance permanent personal personnel physical physician piece pleasant possession possible possibility potatoes practically prefer privilege professor professional pronounce / pronunciation psychology

psychological

Q

quantity quality questionnaire queue quizzes

R

realistic realize really receipt receive recognize recommend religion religious remember representative restaurant rhythm ridiculous roommate

T

technical technique temperature temporary their (possessed by them) there (not here) they’re (contraction of “they are”) themselves – not themself

U

undoubtedly unforgettable unique until

V

valuable village violence violent vision volume

W

weather – indicating climate – The weather is nice today.

Wednesday weird whether – (indicating if) which woman – (singular) women – (plural) worthwhile width writing

X Y Z

yacht young

Top 50 Popular Text & Chat Acronyms:

        1. 2moro - Tomorrow2. 2nite - Tonight3. BRB - Be Right Back4. BTW - By The Way -or- Bring The

Wheelchair5. B4N - Bye For Now6. BCNU - Be Seeing You7. BFF - Best Friends Forever -or- Best

Friend's Funeral8. CYA - Cover Your Ass -or- See Ya9. DBEYR - Don't Believe Everything

You Read10. DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A

Sh**11. FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and

Disinformation12. FWIW - For What It's Worth -or-

Forgot Where I Was13. GR8 - Great14. ILY - I Love You15. IMHO - In My Humble Opinion16. IRL - In Real Life17. ISO - In Search Of18. J/K - Just Kidding19. L8R - Later20. LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off21. LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of

Love -or- Living On Lipitor

22. LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister23. MHOTY - My Hat's Off To You24. NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard25. NP - No Problem -or- Nosy Parents26. NUB - New person to a site or game27. OIC - Oh, I See28. OMG - Oh My God29. OT - Off Topic30. POV - Point Of View31. RBTL - Read Between The Lines32. ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor

Laughing My Ass Off33. RT - Real Time -or- ReTweet -or-

Retweet34. THX or TX or THKS - Thanks35. SH - Sh** Happens36. SITD - Still In The Dark37. SOL - Sh** Out of Luck38. STBY - Sucks To Be You39. SWAK - Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss40. TFH - Thread From Hell41. RTM or RTFM - Read The Manual -

or- Read The F***ing Manual42. TLC - Tender Loving Care43. TMI - Too Much Information44. TTYL - Talk To You Later -or- Type

To You Later45. TYVM - Thank You Very Much46. VBG - Very Big Grin47. WEG - Wicked Evil Grin48. WTF - What The F***49. WYWH - Wish You Were Here50. XOXO - Hugs and Kisses

Famous Technology Brand Name Acronyms and Their Origin

Adobe (Adobe Creek which ran behind the house of co-founders)

Adobe is computer software company situated in San Jose, California, United States was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. Adobe Creek is a river stream ran behind the houses of co-founders John Warnock and Charles Geschke.

 Apple (favorite fruit of co-founder Steve Jobs)

Apple Inc. is multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California was founded on April 1, 1976. Apple is one of the world’s top largest information technology companies by revenue.

 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing)

3M is a multi-industry corporation situated in St. Paul, Minnesota. Company was founded by five businessmen in 1902.

 AMD (Advanced MicroDevices)

AMD is a multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States. Company was founded on May 1, 1969.

 AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph)

AT&T is a multinational telecommunications corporation in America. AT&T is headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Downtown Dallas, Texas and is the largest telecommunications provider in United States. Company was founded on October 5, 1983.

 BenQ (Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life)

BenQ is a multinational corporation headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. BenQ is the maker of consumer electronics, computing and communications devices. Company was founded in December, 2001.

 CISCO (short for San Francisco)

CISCO is a multinational networking equipment manufacturer headquartered in San Jose, California, U.S.. Company was founded in 1984 by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner.

 COMPAQ (Compatibility and Quality)

Compaq is a computer company headquartered in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Company was founded in 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto.

 Corel (Cowpland Research Laboratory)

Corel is a computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Company mainly develops graphics software. Corel was founded in 1985 as a research laboratory.

 eBay (Echo Bay Technology Group)

eBay is an online consumer-to-consumer corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. eBay was founded on September 3, 1995 as a AuctionWeb by Pierre Omidyar and now a multi-billion dollar company localized in over thirty countries.

 Google (from word googol which means digit 1 followed by 100 zeroes)

Google is a multinational internet related services and computer software company headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States. Company was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

 HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited)

HCL is an international technology and IT Enterprise headquartered in Noida, India. Company was founded on August 11, 1976 by Shiv Nadar.

 HP (Hewlett-Packard)

HP is a multinational I.T. company based in Palo Alto, California, United States. Company was founded on January 1, 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard.

 Hitachi (‘hi is Sun’ and ‘tachi is rise’)

Hitachi is Japanese multi-industry multinational engineering and electronics company. Hitachi was founded in 1910 by electrical engineer Namihei Odaira and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

 HTC (High Tech Computer)

HTC corporation is a Taiwanese company of smartphone and tablet headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Company was founded in 1997 by Cher Wang, H.T. Cho, and Peter Chou.

 IBM (International Business Machine)

IBM is a computer and IT consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York, U.S.. Company was founded in June 16, 1911 by merger of three companies.

Intel (Integrated Electronics)

Intel is multinational semiconductor chip manufacturer headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.. Intel was founded in July 18, 1968 by Gordon E. Moore, Robert Noyce, Arthur Rock and Max Palevsky.

 Kyocera (Kyoto Ceramic)

Kyocera is a multinational electronics company founded in April 1, 1959 by Kazuo Inamori. Company is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

 LG (combination of two Korean brands, Lucky and Goldstar (Life’s Good is a tagline))

LG is multinational multi-industry company founded on January 5, 1947 by Koo In-Hwoi. LG is a South Korean company and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

 Microsoft (Microcomputer Software)

Microsoft is a multinational computer software corporation founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.

 Qualcomm (Quality Communication)

Qualcomm is an international Telecommunications equipment and semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, California, United States. Company was founded on 1985 by Irwin M. Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio.

 Samsung (Korean word meaning “three stars”)

Samsung is a multinational multi-industry company. Samsung is a South Korean company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. Company was founded by Lee Byung-chull (1910–1987).

 Sprint (Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Communications)

Sprint is an American telecommunications company. Company was founded in 1899 by Cleyson Brown and Jacob Brown and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.

 Vodafone (Voice, Data, Telefone)

Vodafone is a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom and registered office in Newbury Berkshire, United Kingdom. Company was founded in 1991.

Umbro (HUMphreys BROthers)Founded in 1910 as Humphreys Brothers Clothing in Wilmslow. In 1924 the name was changed to Umbro as an abbreviation of the last name Humphrey Brothers. Umbro is currently part of the Nike group

Twix (derived from two English words: "twin" and "biscuits")Raider was it's original name and was produced in the Netherlands. In 1979 the product entered the United States under the name Twix. In 1991, within the framework of a global market strategy of the company Mars, Raider was changed in Twix

TNT (Thomas Nationwide Transport)Founded in 1946 by Ken Thomas in Australia

Sony (mixture of the Latin word Sonus (origin of sound) and Sonny Boy)

(in Japan a popular English expression for a young person with a free and pioneering spirit) Founded on May 7, 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita and was called "Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo". Their first product was a rice cooker

Tefal (TEFlon and Aluminum)In 1954, French engineer Marc Grégoire invented a method to bind aluminum and Teflon. Later, in 1956, he founded a company wich made aluminum pans with the Teflon coating

Nescafé ("NEStlé" and "CAFE")The coffee powder was first produced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 by Max Morgenthaler. He and his team had worked seven years at this product

Milka (MILch and KAkao)Began in 1901 when the chocolatier Philippe Suchard in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) sold the first milk chocolate under this name

M & M (Mars & Murrie's)named after the inventors of M & M's: Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie. The candy started in the early 60s as Treets (with peanuts) and Bonitos (no peanuts), but in 1983 these names were changed into M&M's

LU (Lefèvre-Utile)In 1850 there lived in Nantes the bakery couple Lefèvre-Utile, which was known for its excellent biscuits and waffles. In 1883, son Louis started with an authentic pastry shop, the beginning of LU

Lego (LEg GOdt (Danish for 'good building')) In 1916 Ole Kirk Christiansen started a woodworking business. In 1932 he also specialized in making wooden toys and started with the name Lego. Later, in 1947 the company began producing plastic bricks and Lego, in 1957, patented an important improvement. That was the Lego brick as we know it

DHL (founders Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn)Founded in 1969 in the United States and currently owned by Deutsche Post

ASUS (last four letters of PegASUS, the winged horse of Greek mythology)Founded in 1989 in Taiwan by TH Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and MT Lia. ASUS (also known as ASUSTeK Computer) is a manufacturer of components for computers. The company makes a wide range of motherboards and Asus also manufactures video cards, barebone PCs, networking products, laptops, etc.

Asics (Anima Sana In Corpore Sano (= A healthy mind in a healthy body))From it's founding in 1949, ASICS constantly engaged with the help of scientists, athletes and coaches to develop new sports items

ACME (A Company that Makes Everything) fictitious company, known for the Looney Tunes cartoons from Warner Brothers, especially Road Runner

IBC - Independent Breweries Company (original manufacturer of IBC Root Beer)IBD - Investors Business DailyIBM - International Business Machines Corporation

KFC - Kentucy Fried Chicken

UMB - United Missouri BankUPS - United Parcel ServiceUSAA - United Services Automobile Association

MSI - Multiple Streams of Income

MSN - Microsoft Network

GEICO - Government Employees Insurance Company

FUBU - For Us, By Us

GE - General Electric