STATEWIDE–Hoosiers struggle to spell the word “awesome” more than any other word, according to a new study by the essay writing service confusing.
EssayHub used Google Trends data and ranked the top searches for “ How do you spell…” in each and every state to see which weird and wonderful words Americans had a difficult time getting their heads around.
“This data highlighted some commonly misspelt words that you’d expect to see, for example, business and dessert, which can be confusing because of the number of S’s,” said an EssayHub spokesperson.
As for neighboring states, Kentucky struggled with the word “again” while Illinois had a hard time with “anniversary.” “Impatience” was the word people in Michigan had a hard time with the most.
“However, perhaps what is more shocking, is that it appears the people of Idaho and West Virginia, are frequently searching how to spell the name of their own states with the same being said for the inhabitants of Hawaii, who Googled how to spell the island of Kauai, more than any other word. Many of the words on the list are certainly challenging and may have different variations, so double checking, and ensuring you have the correct spelling in documents is paramount,” said the spokesperson.