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The Most Commonly Misspelled Word in Massachusetts Is...

We won't sugarcoat it, this one is really embarrassing (yes, we triple-checked "embarrassing".)

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is about to start up, and last year some took the opportunity to humiliate as many people as possible.

Google one year ago today released the most commonly misspelled word in every state, and the one for Masachusets is a doozy.

Did you notice we misspelled Massachusetts? We aren't counting on it, since, according to Google, "Massachusetts" is the the word Massachusetts has the most trouble with.

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California, Indiana, Connecticut, and Utah all have trouble with "desert" though it's not clear if people were looking for more sand or ice cream.

Wisconsin residents want to know about broccoli. Maybe if it was covered with cheese it would be easier to spell?

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New Yorkers have trouble with "beautiful" which could easily be an issue for a therapist.

New Hampshire, meanwhile, apparently has a problem with "diarrhea," which can't be good for tourism.

Colin Miner, Patch Staff, contributed to this admittedly snarky report.

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