Grammar/Vocabulary Wars, part 2

October 27, 2009

Grammar/Vocabulary Wars, part 2

*sigh*

past vs. passed
know vs. no
throws vs. throes
accept vs. except

And some really odd ones I've come across recently, but the one I remember is "say for" instead of "save for." (At the King's command, everyone left the throne room save for the Duke and is retainers)

Oct 27, 2009 2:29:12 PM | Education, Fun and humor, My life, my friends

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affect vs. effect
loose vs. lose
grammar vs. grammer (OK, that's more of a misspelling)
dioxin vs. dioxane

Posted by: Ron | October 27, 2009 at 08:49 PM

"dioxin vs dioxane"? That's a new one...!

Posted by: Kat | October 27, 2009 at 08:52 PM

Hmmm... what's a dioxin, dioxine?
How about this one? trainer vs. trainor
and this one? presenter vs. presentor
and another one? choose vs. chose

Posted by: Chicago Translator | October 27, 2009 at 09:46 PM

I was just seeing if you were paying attention. ;)

OK, they are chemical names. But these are actually important because many organic chemicals have very similar names, and a change of one letter can give you an entirely different compound. It's another good reason to learn EARLY how to spell correctly, even if you do not go into a scientific field.

Posted by: Ron | October 29, 2009 at 06:13 PM

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