Comments on: 21 Words That Sound Alike but Mean Different Things

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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:09:03 +0000

[...] It’s complement, not compliment, a common mistake, which is why I mention it. [...]

By: DesignerDad - http://www.designerdad.net

DesignerDad - http://www.designerdad.net — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:52:38 +0000

I still use my 5th grade teacher’s advice on how to spell: diner/dinner, super/supper, and desert/dessert.

The ones with the EXTRA letters are ones you can eat, so of course everyone would like EXTRA dessert.

I also have the bad habit of writing “your” instead of “you’re”, and joining “with the” together to make “withe”. I know better, but have a hard time convincing my fingers.

By: Barbara - http://www.bardsart.com

Barbara - http://www.bardsart.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:36:05 +0000

This is so helpful. When a project goes to print with a misspelled word they don’t care who wrote the copy… but they will be mad that the designer didn’t catch the error.

This is a great list to add to my final proof checklist!

By: Beverly -

Beverly - — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:07:55 +0000

One of my pet peeves – every day and everyday.

By: Anna - http://annajarske.com

Anna - http://annajarske.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:07:07 +0000

I love the examples, I wish English textbooks would use similar ones..

By: Uke -

Uke - — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:52:40 +0000

What’s the point? English written and spoken stuff are not alike. Try some phonetic language (actually I’m not sure about the term…) who cares?

If previous was said to me and I’d had to write it down as if it was my language, I would write:

Vots tö point? Inglis ritten änd spouken staf aar not ölaik. Trai sam phounetik längvits (äksöli aim not söör öbaut tö töörm…) huu keörs?

By: Michael Alexander - http://editorialengine.com

Michael Alexander - http://editorialengine.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:34:55 +0000

Yes, I forgot about “to,” “too” and “two.”

There are lots more homonyms that people mess up. I’ll do a follow up one of these days.

By: PiedPiper -

PiedPiper - — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:46:36 +0000

You’re missing ‘to’ and ‘too’.