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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Easy mistakes worth avoiding

VermontBSD presents a list of common writing errors.

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  • They're / There / Their

  • Than / Then

  • Apostrophes (when to use them and w'hen no't to'o)

  • To / Too / Two


  • Affect / Effect

  • "Alot" is not a word

  • By / Buy / Bye

  • Loose / Lose

  • Passed / Past

  • Some spellings are rediculous


  • Plain / Plane

  • To unthaw something is to freeze it. (see "thaw")

  • Wander / Wonder


  • Weather / Whether / Wether

  • Where / Were (vs "wear")

  • Who / Whom

  • Whose / Who's

  • Your / You're


  • Brake / Break

  • Breath / Breathe

  • Compliment / Complement

  • Fair / Fare

  • For / Four / Fore

  • Be well, and do good work.


  • Lead / Led

  • Allowed / Aloud

  • Hole / Whole
  • "

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