Top 10 misspelled words in business

1. Independent. Not independant.

2. Personnel. Not personel, don't take it personally.

3. Principal / Principle. Principal: head, leader or main party. Principle: a rule or guideline.

4. Affect / Effect. When used as verbs, affect means influence (e.g. increased sales affect the bottom line), while effect means to bring about (e.g. the Chairman effected great changes). Affect as a noun usually refers to an emotional state of mind and is not commonplace in business writing. Effect as a noun means result (e.g. the effect was felt around the world).

5. All ready, Already. All ready means everyone or everything is ready. Already means previously.

6. Canvas / Canvass. Canvas: cloth or fabric, often used for painting. Canvass: to survey.

7. Separate. Not seperate. Two e's are separated by 2 a's. Unlike Desperate, which does -per- in it's centre.

8. Referral. Not referal.

9. Questionnaire. Double n - not questionaire.

10. Committee. Congratulations, doubles all round (mm tt ee).

Coming soon -  watch out for more spelling, word and writing tips in the Learn to Write Proposals Style Guide.

Lot's more tips and tricks in the Learn to Write Proposals Style Guide.