Comments on: 30 Words You’ll Never Misspell Again

By: Dieta

Dieta — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:14:16 +0000

I always misspell “Amateur” (I had to copy/paste it right now to ensure that it’s spelled correctly). But then again English is not my first language so I guess it’s ok.

By: Keg of Wisdom

Keg of Wisdom — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:36:04 +0000

Sergeant….I always mess that one up.

By: Alan Nielsen

Alan Nielsen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:36:41 +0000

31: “teh” or “the”. I think I get that one wrong all the time! lol.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:09:01 +0000

Not only is spelling a common stumbling block, but so are words that are transposed, ie: writing a real word that sounds the same but means something different. Some common examples are two/to/too, accept/except, and there/their/they’re.

The one I have the most trouble with is remembering when to use “affect” or “effect”. The best way I have figured out to remind myself is that “a”ffect is an “a”ction that I do. Effect is the result of that action. It’s a lot more complicated than that, but this is a good enough rule of thumb that I can remember.

@Steven A list of these homonyms and their proper usage might be a useful post in the future!

By: Laura-Whateverebay

Laura-Whateverebay — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:47:46 +0000

a handy list…. I am sure I have glanced at it more than once today

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By: MLDina

MLDina — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:08:23 +0000

Great point! While I can usually get the point of the post, it’s a bit distracting when spelling and grammar are off. I know it’s online and we’re a bit more casual, but still keep language in mind.