10. “Could/would/should of” This common mistake arises because the contracted form of “could have” –“could’ve” – sounds a bit like “could of” when you say it out loud. This mistake is made frequently across all three of these words. The rules: When people write “should of...
But "shoulda," "coulda," and "woulda" are all short for something else. What's wrong with this statement? I should of done my laundry on Sunday. Since it's so common for us to throw around fake worlds like "shoulda," the above mistake is an easy one to make -- "shoulda" sounds...
Common misspellings: apparant, aparent, apparrent, aparrent Apparently a lot of people find this tough to spell. One tip is to think of an app (spelled with two "p" letters) to help you become a better parent. 5. calendar Common misspelling: calender To most pe...
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When asked what the most common punctuation error of all is in American English, I don’t have to think hard. The "winning" mistake is the misuse of the apostrophe, especially with its/it’s. First, let’s get rid of a myth: There is no such thing as its
Does that sound like you? No worries; this is super common for people learningEnglish as a second languageand also for native-level speakers. Whether they’re spelled similarly or they’rehomophones, English has lots of confusing words that are ready to trip you up. ...
Of all the words on the list, more than two dozen have commonmisspellingsrelated to double letters. For some of those entries, people seem to know there’s a double letter somewhere in the word, but they often choose the wrong letter to repeat—Caribbean, for example, is often spelledCarri...
Rule 1: Adding suffixes to words ending in y One of the most common spelling rules involves words ending in y. When we add a suffix to these words, the y often changes to i. This rule applies to words where the y follows a consonant, not a vowel. For example, the word “hurry”...
There are three common ways to write out the /k/ sound in English: with ac(more on that later), with ak, and with ack. It may not be obvious whether you need to usekorck. For example, why is itfakeand notfacke? Why isluckyspelled that way and notluky? This explanation should ...
And if you didn't notice I spelled it wrong, it should be "guarantee" but that extra "a" and the extra "e" always look funny to me. Maybe that's why I never guarantee my work because you can't replace what you never could spell. Hey, that's good enough to go on a t-shirt...