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Google Trends reveals most misspelled words in Canada

The data is based on words searched with “how to spell” after it
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P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A.

According to searches on Google, that’s a challenging word for many British Columbians to spell.

Google Trends has released a map showing which words Canadians struggle with province by province.

Data was collected based on the most commonly searched words followed by “how to spell.”

Last week, a similar map was released for the U.S., where four states also struggled with the word.

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But it’s Alberta that seems to struggle with the strangest spelling of the word coined by Disney Classic Mary Poppins: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Albertans aren’t the only ones. Four states also needed a little help from Google.



About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at simplymastery as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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