EASILY CONFUSED WORDS: Anyway vs. Any Way

Anyway and any way are easily confused terms. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know […]

EASILY CONFUSED WORDS: YEA vs. YAY

Yea and yay are easily confused words. They are homophones, they sound the same but are spelled differently and have different uses. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words […]

Easily Confused Words: Contest vs. Context

Contest and context are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and […]

Easily Confused Words: Lori vs. Lorry

Lori and lorry are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and […]

Easily Confused Words: Curb vs. Curve

Curb and curve are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and […]

Easily Confused Words: Mustard vs. Mustered

Mustard and mustered are easily confused words. They sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, […]

Easily Confused Words: Cay vs. Key

Cay and key are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and […]

Easily Confused Words: Lady’s vs. Ladies vs. Ladies’

Lady’s, ladies, and ladies’ are easily confused words. All these words sound basically the same, but the trouble comes when they are written down or typed out: Do you need an apostrophe? If you do need an apostrophe, is it before or after the S? The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would […]

Easily Confused Words: Lettice vs. Lettuce

Lettice and lettuce are easily confused words. Lettice (pronounced “luh-teece;” rhymes with Bernice and Maurice) is an English version of the female Latin name Letitia (pronounced “luh-tee-shuh;” also spelled Laetitia/Letticia) Laetitia is the Roman goddess of joy and celebrations. Famous Lettices: Lettice Bryan, American writer of Kentucky Housewife: Containing Nearly Thirteen Hundred Full Receipts, an […]

Easily Confused Words: Daffodil vs. Daphne

Daffodil and Daphne are easily confused words. They both feature “fuh” sounds, but are spelled differently. Daffodil (pronounced “daff-uh-dihll”) is a noun. It means a flowering plant that grows from a bulb in early spring. Daffodils are in the Narcissus genus. This genus has 14,000 varieties. Daffodils are a bright, richly saturated yellow. They have […]