by Beth Sederstrom | May 23, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot, Writing Tips
Commonly Confused Words: Me vs. I Commonly Confused Words: Me vs. I Me, myself, and I is more than just a classic De La Soul track. It’s also a trio of words that are frequently mixed up — particularly me vs. I. Given how much we as human beings love to talk...
by Beth Sederstrom | May 21, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot, Writing Tips
Commonly Confused Words: Then vs. Than Commonly Confused Words: Then vs. Than Just like “Beauty and the Beast,” then vs. than is a tale as old as time. (Cue the Angela Lansbury jams and singing silverware.) The Lowdown on Then vs. Than Back in the 14th...
by Sam Donovan | May 20, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot
Commonly Confused Words: Homonyms vs. Homophones Commonly Confused Words: Homonyms vs. Homophones One of the first spelling lessons that was taught in grade school was to simply sound it out. It’s a perfectly easy method of spelling a word that couldn’t go...
by Amy Bryan | May 11, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words
Commonly Confused Words: Passed vs. Past One of the best things about the English language is that some pairs of words sound identical, right? Wrong. From pray and prey to there, they’re, and their, these homophones, if you’re like me, probably make you a little...
by Amber Morris | May 2, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot
Commonly Confused Words: Bad vs. Badly Commonly Confused Words: Bad vs. Badly If I said that I feel badly, would you tell me to eat a cup of chicken noodle soup and rest, or would you wonder why my sense of touch is messed up? The bad vs. badly misunderstanding is...
by Carly Palacios | May 2, 2021 | Commonly Confused Words, GrammarSpot
Commonly Confused Words: Allusion vs. Illusion Commonly Confused Words: Allusion vs. Illusion Allusion vs. illusion can often cause confusion because these words not only sound very similar when spoken, they are almost identically spelled in writing. However, allusion...
