StrategyWiki:Cleanup project/Misspellings

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This is a list of common spelling mistakes found on StrategyWiki, and their appropriate corrections. If you have any free time, feel free to perform a search for any of these spelling mistakes and correct any occurrences you find, spell-checking the rest of each page you correct as well.

[edit] #

- → – or — (see next two) (last done on January 14, 08)
-- → – (en-dash; –) (last done on January 14, 08)
--- → — (em-dash; —) (last done on January 14, 08)
coming soon → {{stub}} or {{sect-stub}} (last done on January 14, 08)
todo → {{stub}} or {{sect-stub}} (last done on N/A)
... → … (horizontal ellipsis; …) (last done on January 14, 08)
.... → … (horizontal ellipsis; …) (last done on January 14, 08)

[edit] A

acheive → achieve (last done on June 7, 08)
activly → actively (last done on June 7, 08)
aginst → against (last done on June 7, 08)
agressive → aggressive (last done on June 7, 08)
aint → are not (last done on June 7, 08) (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}})
ain't → are not (last done on June 7, 08) (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}})
aircrafts → aircraft (last done on June 7, 08)
alright → all right (last done on April 27, 08) (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}})
alot → a lot (last done on June 7, 08)
anyways → anyway (last done on June 7, 08) (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}})
armys → armies (last done on June 7, 08)
assualt → assault (last done on June 7, 08)
automaticaly → automatically (last done on June 7, 08)
automaticly → automatically (last done on June 7, 08)
availible → available (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] B

backdoor → back door (note that backdoor is an actual word) (last done on N/A)
baddy → baddie (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}}) (last done on June 7, 08)
baddys → baddies (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}}) (last done on June 7, 08)
balista → ballista (last done on June 1, 08)
ballistas → ballistae (last done on June 16, 08)
becuase → because
bizzare → bizarre (last done on June 7, 08)
bomb-omb → Bob-omb (last done on N/A)
bob-bomb → Bob-omb (last done on N/A)

[edit] C

~~cancelling → canceling~~ (British/English difference)
cant → can't (last done on June 7, 08)
catagory → category (last done on June 7, 08)
causeing → causing (last done on June 7, 08)
charachter → character (last done on June 7, 08)
charicter → character (last done on June 7, 08)
cemetary → cemetery (last done on June 7, 08)
chocabo → chocobo (last done on June 7, 08)
chosing → choosing (last done on June 7, 08)
competant → competent (last done on June 7, 08)
comquer → conquer (last done on June 7, 08)
controlls → controls (last done on June 7, 08)
corridoir → corridor (last done on June 7, 08)
crapload → lots (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}}) (last done on June 7, 08)
cricle → circle (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] D

dammage → damage (last done on June 7, 08)
defalt → default (last done on June 7, 08)
delt → dealt (last done on June 7, 08)
definately → definitely (last done on June 7, 08)
devestating → devastating (last done on June 7, 08)
doesnt → doesn't (last done on June 7, 08)
dont → don't (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] E

enemey → enemy (last done on June 7, 08)
enemys → enemies or enemy's (last done on June 16, 08)
entrace → entrance (last done on June 7, 08)
equiptment → equipment (last done on N/A)
equivelant → equivalent (last done on June 7, 08)
esspecially → especially (last done on June 7, 08)
extremly → extremely (last done on June 7, 08)
execept → except (last done on June 7, 08)
exsept → except (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] F

flys → flies or fly's or flys' (last done on June 7, 08)
foward → forward (last done on June 7, 08)
freind → friend (last done on June 7, 08)
fulfil → fulfill (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] G

gameboy → Game Boy (last done on January 21, 08)
gattling → Gatling (last done on N/A)
gaurd → guard (last done on N/A)
guage → gauge (last done on June 7, 08)
Gyrados → Gyarados (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] H

hovercrafts → hovercraft (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] I

immediatley → immediately (last done on June 7, 08)
ina → in a (last done on June 7, 08)
infront → in front (last done on May 27, 08)
ingame → in-game (last done on May 27, 08)
insted → instead (last done on June 7, 08)
instil → instill (last done on June 7, 08)
invisble → invisible (last done on June 7, 08)
isnt → isn't (last done on June 16, 08)

[edit] J

junp → jump (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] K

kat → cat (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] L

labled → labeled (last done on June 7, 08)
lazer → laser (last done on June 7, 08)
levelled → leveled (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] M

maximise → maximize (last done on N/A)
megaman → Mega Man (last done on N/A)
mercinary → mercenary (last done on N/A)
messageing → messaging (last done on June 7, 08)
miscellanious → miscellaneous (last done on June 7, 08)
missle → missile (last done on June 16, 08)
mispelling → misspelling (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] N

neccessary → necessary (last done on June 16, 08)
nogotiate → negotiate (last done on June 7, 08)
nonexistent → non-existent (last done on June 7, 08)
nunchuck → nunchuk (last done on June 7, 08) (Note: this only needs to be changed for Wii games that use the nunchuk controller)

[edit] O

oppisit → opposite (last done on June 7, 08)
opponet → opponent (last done on June 7, 08)
opponennt → opponent (last done on June 7, 08)
oppenant → opponent (last done on June 7, 08)
oppurtunity → opportunity (last done on June 16, 08)
oppurtunities → opportunities (last done on June 7, 08)
opportunites → opportunities (last done on June 7, 08)
outta → out of (last done on Never)
oviously → obviously (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] P

particuliar → particular (last done on June 7, 08)
persistant → persistent (last done on June 7, 08)
pokemon → Pokémon (last done on N/A)
Pokeball → Poké Ball (last done on N/A)
Pokéball → Poké Ball (last done on N/A)
Poké ball → Poké Ball (last done on January 21, 08)
Poke Ball → Poké Ball (last done on January 21, 08)
pokemart → Pokémart (last done on May 17, 08)
postions → positions (last done on June 7, 08)
powerfull → powerful (last done on June 7, 08)
preform → perform (last done on N/A)
prity → pretty (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] R

recieve → receive (last done on January 21, 08)
recruting → recruiting (last done on June 7, 08)
relativley → relatively (last done on June 7, 08)
remaing → remaining (last done on June 7, 08)
reveiw → review (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] S

seige → siege (last done on June 7, 08)
seperate → separate (last done on June 7, 08)
sheild → shield (last done on June 7, 08)
spys → spies or spy's (last done on June 7, 08)
stratergy → strategy (last done on June 7, 08)
succesfully → successfully (last done on June 7, 08)
suprise → surprise (last done on June 7, 08)
survivabilty → survivability (last done on June 7, 08)

[edit] T

teh → the (last done on June 7, 08)
tehn → then (last done on June 7, 08)
tendancy → tendency (last done on June 7, 08)
theese → these (last done on June 7, 08)
theres → there's (last done on June 7, 08)
thingy → thing (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}}) (last done on May 17, 08)
thn → then (last done on June 7, 08)
thoughought → throughout (last done on June 7, 08)
throughought → throughout (last done on June 7, 08)
tunnes → tunnels (last done on June 7, 08)
till → until (informal; page may need tagging as {{drivel}}) (last done on N/A)
torwards → towards (last done on June 7, 08)