Dr Ken Smith of Bucks New University caused a heated debate earlier this month when he claimed that students' spelling was now so bad that tutors should simply accept them as "variants".
Another tutor, Dr Bernard Lamb of Imperial College, believes that many overseas students have a better grasp of English than British undergraduates.
Dr Smith has listed the most common spelling mistakes he sees. Take our spelling test and see how you measure up.
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