Commonly Confused Words: All Ready vs. Already Even though I didn’t get much sleep last night and have already been working all morning, I am still motivated to write this article. Having turned on the space heater in my downstairs office and put on my hooded...
Commonly Confused Words: Addition vs. Edition Writers love to play with homophones; for example, consider this sentence: “Charles looked for years to find the perfect addition to his first edition history book collection.” Yes, words that sound alike but...
Commonly Confused Words: Adverse vs. Averse Although I got my undergraduate degree in English education, I am often averse to openly correcting people’s grammar. In the past, I have provoked adverse reactions from people who either didn’t realize that I...
Commonly Confused Words: Capital vs. Capitol While on vacation, have you ever had the capital idea to visit your nation’s capitol building and wander around the expansive hallways to see if any capital trials are being held there? If you are confused by the use of...
Commonly Confused Words: Beside vs. Besides Well, it happened again! The English language has thrown another curveball, and it comes in the guise of a simple letter “s” at the end of the word beside. Although beside vs. besides are commonly confused with one another,...
Commonly Confused Words: Lose vs. Loose What a difference a letter makes. Change a k to an h, and a sweet goodnight kiss becomes a terrifying goodnight hiss (not to mention the Worst. Date. Ever). Add an s to the front of “laughter,” and giggles get...
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