Commonly Confused Words: Affect and Effect Do you want your writing to affect readers’ opinions or have some other effect? Do you find logical arguments or affective language more effective? Do the similar spellings and related meanings of affect vs. effect make you...
Commonly Confused Words: Jibe vs. Jive When I watched “Grease” for the first time, I fell in love with the music and wanted to stand up and dance when “Born to Hand Jive” came on. That was my first experience with the word jive, and I had no...
Commonly Confused Words: Because vs. Since “Because I work at home, I never have to shower.” “Since I work at home, I never have to shower.” Is there any real difference between these two sentences? If you said, “Yes,” you’re right! If you...
Commonly Confused Words: I.e. vs. E.g. Why is i.e. vs. e.g. such a common source of confusion for writers? I have one big, dusty old word for you: Latin. The Breakdown of I.e. vs. E.g. These two abbreviations both come from Latin, a language that very few people...
Commonly Confused Words: Eminent vs. Imminent vs. Immanent If you want to write a story about an eminent astrologist with an immanent belief in an imminent asteroid strike, think again! Most people get confused when one of these words shows up in a sentence, but...
Commonly Confused Words: Led vs. Lead The question of whether to use led vs. lead is a conundrum that can trip up even experienced writers. The reason for the difficulty is that both homophones and homographs are at play. Pronounced “leed,” lead can serve...
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