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A Confusing List - Part 1 |
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Written by PABlo
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Commonly Confused As writers, we tend to be formal in the way that we articulate lanquage. However, spoken language tends to be a lot less formal than the way we write. When we try to translate spoken ideas into writing, it is often hard to remember correct grammar. In addition, we hear incorrect grammar used so often that correct grammar is starting to sound wrong...or at least odd. To make things even more interesting for us writers, common phrases are also likely to be written incorrectly. We should also be noticing that words used in speech are shortened or slurred together. This results in letters that aren't all pronounced, which makes it easy to inadvertently leave these letters out when writing. Knowing which word to use or how to write a phrase correctly can make a big difference in your writing. It's easier for readers to take a piece of writing more seriously when the grammar is correct. So I've been working on a list of A) words that DO sound alike, B) words that DON'T sound alike but confuse many people anyway C) problem phrases that bug me enough to want to vent about them here...where I'm sure to get some sympathy/empathy responses from all of you. Here's the list: (in the order of the ones that bug me the most to least) A) Than, Then There, Their, They're To, Too, Two Your, You're B) Who, Which, That Lie, Lay Set, Sit C) Supposed to as opposed to: Suppose to (without the D is incorrect) Toward (there is no s at the end) Anyway (also has no s at the end) For all intents and purposes (Not intensive purposes) What else can you come up with?
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