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Ophthalmology is such a hard word to spell. - incognito


Posted: Jan 21, 2012

Even the job postings have it misspelled all the time.  Four consonents in a row is a tongue buster. 

er, that would be "consonants". - incognito

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Oops.

I have it in my expander, I never spell it out manually - countrygirlMT

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Makes it much easier. But it is a tongue/finger twister!

that's the way to do it, I agree - oph - never spell it out

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