Do you confuse your words often? We’re here to help. Our blog offers a ton of resources to help you improve your spelling and grammar in a variety of different styles. Videos, Powerpoints, Games, and more; you can find all of it here!
If you’re looking for a specific post you can refer to the menu on the right. Otherwise feel free to scroll down and explore!
Still confused? Well, we can’t say we blame you, that’s kind of the point. We know our limitations and while we want to help everyone, we can’t possibly adapt to every learning style or give every possible explanation.
We want to help you even when we can’t, so we’ve attached some links for practice outside of our work. Let us know if there’s anyone else we should add!
Comprehensive List and Definitions of Commonly Confused Words – Vocabulary.com
Intentional and Unintentional Malapropisms – Literary Devices
As always, we believe in originality and giving credit where credit is due (or do? just kidding, we have jokes). Below are the works that we used to create this AWESOME blog!
Admin. “Difference between Affect & Effect with Examples: Affect vs Effect.” BYJUS, BYJU’S, 26 Dec. 2022, byjus.com/govt-exams/difference-between-affect-and-effect/.
“Affect vs. Effect: How to Pick the Right One.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/affect-vs-effect-usage-difference#:~:text=Affect%20is%20usually%20a%20verb,huge%20effect%20on%20our%20lives.%22. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.
Allisonmazzetti. “‘your’ vs. ‘You’re’: How to Choose the Right Word.” Dictionary.Com, 15 Aug. 2022, www.dictionary.com/e/your-vs-youre/. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
“America’s Most Trusted Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com:443/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.
“Cite vs. Site vs. Sight: Making the Difference Clear.” YourDictionary, YOURDICTIONARY, www.yourdictionary.com/articles/cite-site-sight-difference. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
Follow meBeth SederstromBeth Sederstrom started freelance writing in 2014 after almost a decade of teaching college students how to seek and destroy comma splices. She is the author of the poetry collection “Antarctica is for Sleepers” (Another New Callig. “Commonly Confused Words: Lose vs. Loose.” BKA Content, 6 June 2022, www.bkacontent.com/gs-commonly-confused-words-lose-vs-loose/. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
Harper, Douglas. “Online Etymology Dictionary.” Etymonline.com, 2023, www.etymonline.com/.
Kelly, John. “‘cite’ vs. ‘Site’ vs. ‘Sight’: How to Spot the Difference.” Dictionary.Com, 20 May 2021, www.dictionary.com/e/cite-vs-site-vs-sight/%C2%A0. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
Littler, Kim. “Affect vs. Effect: How to Always Pick the Right Word.” Reedsy, Reedsy, 22 Aug. 2022, blog.reedsy.com/affect-vs-effect/.
Oxford Languages. “Oxford Languages.” Oxford Languages, Oxford University Press, 2023, languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/.
Shrives, Craig. “‘you’re’ or ‘Your’?” “You’re” or “Your”?, www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/youre_your.htm. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
“Their vs. There vs. They’re.” The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, 25 May 2023, www.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/their-there-theyre/. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
“When to Use Your or You’re.” eContent Pro, www.econtentpro.com/blog/when-to-use-your-or-you%E2%80%99re/11. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.
“Your and You’re: Rules for Usage.” Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/your-vs-youre-how-to-use-them-correctly#:~:text=You’re%20is%20another%20way,correct%20choice%20is%20you’re. Accessed 02 Feb. 2024.
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Hello everybody! My name is Savannah and I’m a junior in the IBDP at Southeast High School. English is my favorite subject and I love to read so doing this project has been such a great experience. Working with my team members who have become close friends is the best part of it all, though. I participate in Speech and Debate, Future Business Leaders of America, Student Government, and National Honor Society. I’m a firm believer in great writing so this has really been the driving force behind my work and passion for the blog. I hope everyone reading this will find some inspiration or learn something from what we’ve done. With all that being said, enjoy reading our blog!