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Less Commonly Confused Words
It had been forever since I updated the Grammar and Word Usage Round-Up post, so I had a ton of little notes on my desk with words I’ve confused recently or seen confused in forum posts. Figured I’d let people … Continue reading
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More confused words
I just updated the Grammar and Word Usage Round-Up post over on the writing related tab. Newest additions: – affect vs. effect – losses vs. loses vs. looses – retch vs. wretch – horse vs. hoarse – breath vs. breathe … Continue reading
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More commonly confused words
Dr. Doyle had a post that reminded me it was about time for me to update my list of “commonly” confused words. (Perhaps they’re not all common words, but they are all words I’ve seen misused at least once in … Continue reading
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Spelling and Word Usage Revisited
Part of the fun I’ve been having this week is reading through some client documents. And, while I am not reviewing them for word usage (I kind of wish I were so I could fix these issues), it has once … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, commonly confused words, don't trust spellcheck, reread your work, spelling, typos, word choice, writing
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