{"id":325,"date":"2023-11-28T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T16:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/?p=325"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:32:40","slug":"christmas-spelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/christmas-spelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Deck the Halls with Spelling Success: A Guide to Avoiding Christmas Word Mishaps!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In today&#8217;s festive writing journey, let&#8217;s unravel the mysteries of Christmas words and steer clear of common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wont-believe-christmas-greeting-typos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"holiday spelling blunders\">holiday spelling blunders<\/a>, ensuring your holiday cards and family newsletters shine with linguistic brilliance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a merry linguistic checklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Christmastime:<\/strong> It&#8217;s one joyful word, no spaces in between.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christmassy:<\/strong> Whether you opt for one S or two, it&#8217;s up to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ho ho ho!:<\/strong> Spread the cheer with one exclamation point after the last ho.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Merry:<\/strong> Jesus&#8217;s mother is Mary, but your days should be &#8220;merry&#8221; and bright.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4970760233918128;width:493px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/annie-spratt-VDXtVYJVj7A-unsplash-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tinsel:<\/strong> Commonly misspelled as &#8220;Tinsle&#8221;, and spelling it right adds that extra &#8220;t&#8221;-ouch of elegance to your festive space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mistletoe:<\/strong> There&#8217;s a silent T in the middle, a whimsical touch to the holiday jingle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Noel:<\/strong> No dots over the E, unless you&#8217;re feeling tr\u00e8s chic and want to go the French way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bough<\/strong>: Deck the halls with boughs of holly, not bows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.498371335504886;width:457px;height:auto\" title=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-present-wrapped-in-brown-paper-with-a-gingerbread-cookie-in-the-shape-of-a-KwCSOAnBRdo?utm_content=creditShareLink&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eugenivy_now-KwCSOAnBRdo-unsplash-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Santa Claus:<\/strong> His tummy may shake like a bowl full of jelly, but don&#8217;t put an E at the end of the big guy&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Xmas: <\/strong>You are already condensing the word. Don&#8217;t add a hyphen!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gingerbread\/ Eggnog\/ Sugarplum:<\/strong> They are tasty delights in one word, not two!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sleigh: <\/strong>Don&#8217;t &#8220;slay&#8221; that spelling. You need that &#8220;ei&#8221; for those &#8220;reindeer.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This linguistic sleigh ride is guided by the wisdom of Merriam-Webster. <a href=\"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/embrace-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Embrace the writing process\">Embrace the writing process<\/a>, let the festive words flow, and may your holiday messages be merrier than ever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steer clear of common holiday spelling blunders, ensuring your holiday cards and family newsletters shine with linguistic brilliance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[57,56,11,59,58,7,30],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-write","tag-christmas-misspellings","tag-common-misspelled-words","tag-embrace-writing","tag-holiday-words-spelled-correctly","tag-words-to-spell-correctly-around-the-holidays","tag-writing","tag-writing-process"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ronniwrites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}