COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

Some of these words are homonyms

(words that sound alike but are spelled differently)

and some are just commonly confused.

THINGS LOST IN SPELLING

This is a compilation of some of the most frequently misspelled, commonly confused and easily misused words around. Some are just words that are highly susceptible to misspelling. Others are homonyms that look or sound similar to one another, but have different meaningsIn an era of email, instant messaging, pagers, and cell phone text messaging, correct spelling and grammar, proper capitalization and use of complete sentences has become a thing of the past. The increasing use of Internet and IM acronyms makes it increasingly important for us to recognize the proper use and spelling of many of the most commonly mangled and misused words.

Far too many people blindly accept correction from spell checker software while failing to recognize that they must differentiate between the similar words. With homonyms, since both examples are valid words, your spell checker will not pick up the mistake.(list of some homonyms)http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.htmhttp://www.rinkworks.com/words/confused.shtml

EXAMPLES

ACCEPT - to receiveHe enthusiastically accepted the trophy for his winning entry in the contest. EXCEPT - apart from; excluding; to take or leave outShe had visited every community in Colorado, except the tiny town of Tincup.ADVICE - recommendation; guidanceThe police officer offered advice on how best to secure the business.ADVISE - to offer guidance or wisdomThe former President advised the Senator to stop lying to voters.

ALL READY - complete; preparedHe was certain it was all ready for scrutiny, but soon discovered it was still full of errors.ALREADY - by this time; previouslyHis book was already in print when they discovered it wasn't factual.ALTOGETHER - completely; entirely; all in allThe study was full of inaccuracies, although its conclusions weren't altogether wrong.ALL TOGETHER - in unison; gathered, with everyone in one placeWe were all together at the book club when we discovered all the typographical errors

QUIZ:http://english-zone.com/vocab/confusing01-q.htmlhttp://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/quiz/usage.htm