The most common word in English is “the”, followed closely by other function words like “be”, “to”, “of” and “and”.  These words are essential for sentence structure and form the backbone of everyday communication.

Good to know.

And you’ll be pleased to discover that I consistently misspell Word Number One.

Most of my writing is done on the device I’m holding: a Samsung S25 phone.

As you can see, spelling t-h-e is a simple thing.  Start with “t”, then down to the right at a 45° angle for the “h”, finishing with the “e” way to the left and up a bit.  Piece of cake.

I have no problem with the first and last, but the middle consistently eludes me.  And the word becomes …

tge

There’s a lesson here.  Right now it seems obvious, but maybe nothing in life is truly that.  So I will leave the question unanswered in print.

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The small … The big

Somewhere between the two I live