Commonly misspelled English words is a very common error; the following words from the list are all good English words, though often incorrectly used in place of their homophones: Spell checkers do not detect incorrect use of homophones. Personal names and surnames may be pronounced like a standard English word, but with different spelling: "balance" and "John Ballance"; "war" and "Evelyn Waugh"; "marshal" and "George Marshall". Personal names do, of course, generally start with a capital letter. A misspelling in English might be made by someone used to a different spelling in another language; for example, "address" is translated "adresse" in French and German.
Four-letter word letters. Typical examples include the word "work", implying that work can be unpleasant, or the game of "golf", jokingly referred to as a four-letter word when a player's pastime becomes an exercise in frustration. "Charlotte Observer" journalist Doug Robarchek noted in 1993 how many politicians have names with four letters, "Ever notice how many U.S. politicians have names that are also four-letter words? Ford, Dole, Duke, Bush, Gore ... and how many make us think of four-letter words?" Four-letter word The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including