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Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - zenzan - 12-18-2017
Hello and welcome to the guide to confusing and commonly misspelled words!
If you think this guide is missing anything, don't hesitate to mention it -- this guide can always be improved!
Post 1: misspelled words and their proper spelling pt 1
Post 2: misspelled words and their proper spelling pt 2
Post 3: words often confused with each other pt 1
Post 4: words often confused with each other pt 2
Post 5: guide to using apostrophes
note: huge WIP right now so it'll be hard to read I'll pretty it up lastly.
thanks to pyre, grehound, and salem for helping with the guide
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words - zenzan - 12-18-2017
[table] |
| a-dil[table] |
| Correct spelling |
Spelling advice |
Common misspelling |
accommodate,. . . . . .
accommodation |
two cs, two ms. . . . . . . . . |
accomodate,
accomodation |
| achieve. . . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . . . . . . . . . |
acheive |
| across. . . . . . . . . . |
one c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
accross |
| aggressive, aggression. |
two gs. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
agressive, agression |
| apparently. . . . . . . . |
-ent not -ant. . . . . . . . . . . |
apparantly |
| appearance. . . . . . . |
ends with -ance. . . . . . . . . |
appearence |
| argument. . . . . . . . |
no e after the u. . . . . . . . . |
arguement |
| assassination. . . . . . |
two double s’s. . . . . . . . . |
assasination |
| basically. . . . . . . . . |
ends with -ally. . . . . . . . . |
basicly |
| beginning. . . . . . . . |
double n before the -ing. . . . |
begining |
| believe. . . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . . . . . . . . . |
beleive, belive |
| bizarre. . . . . . . . . |
one z, double r. . . . . . . . . |
bizzare |
| business. . . . . . . . |
begins with busi-. . . . . . . . |
buisness |
| calendar. . . . . . . . |
-ar not -er. . . . . . . . . . . . |
calender |
| Caribbean. . . . . . . |
one r, two bs. . . . . . . . . . |
Carribean |
| cemetery. . . . . . . . |
ends with -ery. . . . . . . . . |
cemetary |
| chauffeur. . . . . . . . |
ends with -eur. . . . . . . . . |
chauffer |
| colleague. . . . . . . |
-ea- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
collegue |
| coming. . . . . . . . . |
one m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
comming |
| committee. . . . . . . . |
double m, double t, double e. . |
commitee |
| completely. . . . . . . . |
ends with -ely. . . . . . . . . . |
completly |
| conscious. . . . . . . . |
-sc- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
concious |
| curiosity. . . . . . . . . |
-os- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
curiousity |
| definitely. . . . . . . . |
-ite- not –ate-. . . . . . . . . . |
definately |
| dilemma. . . . . . . . . |
-mm- not -mn-. . . . . . . . . . |
dilemna |
[/table]
a |
dis-id[table] |
| Correct spelling |
Spelling advice |
Common misspelling |
| disappear. . . . . . |
one s, two ps. . . . |
dissapear |
| disappoint. . . . . . |
one s, two ps. . . . |
dissapoint |
| ecstasy. . . . . . . |
ends with –sy. . . . |
ecstacy |
| embarrass. . . . . . |
two rs, two s’s. . . . |
embarass |
| environment. . . . . |
n before the m. . . . |
enviroment |
| existence. . . . . . |
ends with -ence. . . |
existance |
| Fahrenheit. . . . . . |
begins with Fahr-. . |
Farenheit |
| familiar. . . . . . . . |
ends with -iar. . . . |
familar |
| finally. . . . . . . . |
two ls. . . . |
finaly |
| fluorescent. . . . . . |
begins with fluor-. . |
florescent |
| foreign. . . . . . . . |
e before i. . . . |
foriegn |
| foreseeable. . . . . |
begins with fore-. . |
forseeable |
| forty. . . . . . . . |
begins with for-. . . |
fourty |
| forward. . . . . . . |
begins with for-. . . |
foward |
| friend. . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . |
freind |
| further. . . . . . . . |
begins with fur-. . . |
futher |
| gist. . . . . . . . . |
begins with g-. . . |
jist |
| glamorous. . . . . . |
-mor- in the middle |
glamourous |
| government. . . . . |
n before the m. . . . |
goverment |
| guard. . . . . . . . |
begins with gua-. . . |
gaurd |
| happened. . . . . . |
ends with -ened. . . |
happend |
| harass, harassment |
one r, two s’s. . . . |
harrass, harrassment |
| honorary. . . . . . . |
-nor- in the middle. . |
honourary |
| humorous. . . . . . |
-mor- in the middle |
humourous |
| idiosyncrasy. . . . . |
ends with -asy. . . . |
idiosyncracy |
[/table][/table]
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words - zenzan - 12-18-2017
[table]| im-p[table] |
| Correct spelling |
Spelling advice |
Common misspelling |
| immediately |
ends with -ely. . . . . . . . . |
immediatly |
| **achieve. . . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . . . . . . . . . |
acheive |
| across. . . . . . . . . . |
one c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
accross |
| aggressive, aggression. |
two gs. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
agressive, agression |
| apparently. . . . . . . . |
-ent not -ant. . . . . . . . . . . |
apparantly |
| appearance. . . . . . . |
ends with -ance. . . . . . . . . |
appearence |
| argument. . . . . . . . |
no e after the u. . . . . . . . . |
arguement |
| assassination. . . . . . |
two double s’s. . . . . . . . . |
assasination |
| basically. . . . . . . . . |
ends with -ally. . . . . . . . . |
basicly |
| beginning. . . . . . . . |
double n before the -ing. . . . |
begining |
| believe. . . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . . . . . . . . . |
beleive, belive |
| bizarre. . . . . . . . . |
one z, double r. . . . . . . . . |
bizzare |
| business. . . . . . . . |
begins with busi-. . . . . . . . |
buisness |
| calendar. . . . . . . . |
-ar not -er. . . . . . . . . . . . |
calender |
| Caribbean. . . . . . . |
one r, two bs. . . . . . . . . . |
Carribean |
| cemetery. . . . . . . . |
ends with -ery. . . . . . . . . |
cemetary |
| chauffeur. . . . . . . . |
ends with -eur. . . . . . . . . |
chauffer |
| colleague. . . . . . . |
-ea- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
collegue |
| coming. . . . . . . . . |
one m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
comming |
| committee. . . . . . . . |
double m, double t, double e. . |
commitee |
| completely. . . . . . . . |
ends with -ely. . . . . . . . . . |
completly |
| conscious. . . . . . . . |
-sc- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
concious |
| curiosity. . . . . . . . . |
-os- in the middle. . . . . . . . |
curiousity |
| definitely. . . . . . . . |
-ite- not –ate-. . . . . . . . . . |
definately |
| dilemma. . . . . . . . . |
-mm- not -mn-. . . . . . . . . . |
dilemna |
[/table]
a |
u-w[table] |
| Correct spelling |
Spelling advice |
Common misspelling |
| disappear. . . . . . |
one s, two ps. . . . |
dissapear |
| disappoint. . . . . . |
one s, two ps. . . . |
dissapoint |
| ecstasy. . . . . . . |
ends with –sy. . . . |
ecstacy |
| embarrass. . . . . . |
two rs, two s’s. . . . |
embarass |
| environment. . . . . |
n before the m. . . . |
enviroment |
| existence. . . . . . |
ends with -ence. . . |
existance |
| Fahrenheit. . . . . . |
begins with Fahr-. . |
Farenheit |
| familiar. . . . . . . . |
ends with -iar. . . . |
familar |
| finally. . . . . . . . |
two ls. . . . |
finaly |
| fluorescent. . . . . . |
begins with fluor-. . |
florescent |
| foreign. . . . . . . . |
e before i. . . . |
foriegn |
| foreseeable. . . . . |
begins with fore-. . |
forseeable |
| forty. . . . . . . . |
begins with for-. . . |
fourty |
| forward. . . . . . . |
begins with for-. . . |
foward |
| friend. . . . . . . . |
i before e. . . . |
freind |
| further. . . . . . . . |
begins with fur-. . . |
futher |
| gist. . . . . . . . . |
begins with g-. . . |
jist |
| glamorous. . . . . . |
-mor- in the middle |
glamourous |
| government. . . . . |
n before the m. . . . |
goverment |
| guard. . . . . . . . |
begins with gua-. . . |
gaurd |
| happened. . . . . . |
ends with -ened. . . |
happend |
| harass, harassment |
one r, two s’s. . . . |
harrass, harrassment |
| honorary. . . . . . . |
-nor- in the middle. . |
honourary |
| humorous. . . . . . |
-mor- in the middle |
humourous |
| idiosyncrasy. . . . . |
ends with -asy. . . . |
idiosyncracy |
[/table][/table]
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - zenzan - 12-18-2017
Commonly confused words
[table]accept: to agree to receive or do
except: not including
adverse: unfavorable, harmful
averse: strongly disliking; opposed
advice: recommendations about what to do
advise: to recommend something
affect: to change or make a difference to
effect: a result; to bring about a result
aisle: a passage between rows of seats
isle: an island
all together: all in one place, all at once
altogether: completely; on the whole
along: moving or extending horizontally on
a long: referring to something of great length
a lot: a large amount
allot: to divide or distribute by share or portion
* note: alot is not a word
aloud: out loud
allowed: permitted
altar: a sacred table in a church
alter: to change
amoral: not concerned with right or wrong
immoral: not following accepted moral standards
a part: part of something
apart: separate
appraise: to assess
apprise: to inform someone
assent: agreement, approval
ascent: the action of rising or climbing up
aural: relating to the ears or hearing
oral: relating to the mouth; spoken
balmy: pleasantly warm
barmy: foolish, crazy
bare: naked; to uncover
bear: to carry; to put up with; OR a carnivorous animal
bated: in phrase 'with bated breath', i.e. in great suspense
baited: with bait attached or inserted
bazaar: a Middle Eastern market
bizarre: strange
berth: a ship's docking place; the distance between a vessel and the shore, another vessel, or any object
birth: the emergence of a baby from the womb |
born: having started life
borne: carried
bough: a branch of a tree
bow: to bend the head; the front of a ship
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[/table]
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - zenzan - 12-18-2017
just in case
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - zenzan - 12-18-2017
yup that'll go in post 3 hang on I'm still trudging through this lol
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - dame - 12-18-2017
*thumbs up*
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - BORZOI - 12-18-2017
you're and your
there, they're and their
i can't understand how these get mixed up so often lmao
track!!
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - zenzan - 12-18-2017
the one that gets me the most when i see it is its and it's
Re: Guide to confusing + commonly misspelled words {big WIP} - BORZOI - 12-18-2017
it's and its is super easy to me too askjhsajkh
but yes... pls add that too :')