Just plain wrong

Just plain wrong

While English is a flexible, ever-changing language, some things are just plain wrong. Often, we find them creeping into our documents or into everyday, mainstream communications.

• Is it benefitted or benefited?
• Is it dialled or dialed?
• Is it focussed or focused?
• Is it handicapped or handicaped?
• Is it kidnapped or kidnaped?
• Is it on-going or ongoing?
• Is it post code or postcode?
• Is it reiterate or iterate?
• Is it targetted or targeted?
• Is it travelled or traveled?
• Is it unparallelled or unparalleled?
• Is it worshipped or worshiped?