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 Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:09 pm
They make me feel like an idiot. ):<
List some of your top picks of either A) Your worst offenders or B) How in the world did you screw these two words up?! gonk
Peak/Peek (I mean, why?! crying )
Elusive/Allusive
wrought/rout
I can't think of any others but they'll come to me.
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:16 pm
Effect/Affect
It doesn't matter how many times it's explained to me or I look it up, I cannot keep them straight. Granted, I'm getting better. It's taken me literal years, but I'm beginning to sort them. Barely.
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:20 pm
AurinJade Effect/Affect It doesn't matter how many times it's explained to me or I look it up, I cannot keep them straight. Granted, I'm getting better. It's taken me literal years, but I'm beginning to sort them. Barely. YES. YES. gonk You know, as a kid I didn't have a problem. I always used "affect" when I'm speaking of affection and "effect" when I'm speaking of a result, but sometimes effect is the same as affect so...you know what? Forget English, man, I'm speaking Pig Latin. ):< If I only know how to speak it. Crud.
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:23 pm
My little brother and I would have entire conversations in Pig Latin. We still do, actually. We did it over the summer a bunch. It was fun and quirky.
Anyway, they're the only two I just can't get right. Sometimes I just avoid the words altogether and find synonyms.
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Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:06 am
I can speak Pig Latin! My mom used to talk to me in Pig Latin. biggrin
Actually, this is nice and embarrissing, but a lot of times I'll switch Week/Weak. I don't do that as much as Weather/Whether, though. That one gets me unless I type both out. T.T
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:22 pm
I do "through" and "throw" a lot, apparently.
They kind of sort of sound alike? ninja
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:29 pm
Supinelu I do "through" and "throw" a lot, apparently. They kind of sort of sound alike? ninja I mix up through, throw, and though all the time. And then I create my own homonyms, like "post" and "poast". See, I don't know what 'poast' is, but my best guess is that its toast you get through the mail.
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:17 pm
Neuschwanstein Princess Supinelu I do "through" and "throw" a lot, apparently. They kind of sort of sound alike? ninja I mix up through, throw, and though all the time. And then I create my own homonyms, like "post" and "poast". See, I don't know what 'poast' is, but my best guess is that its toast you get through the mail. Maybe boast? That's awesome! XD
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:43 am
Once in a while, I have a brain fault and mix up "here" and "hear." There is a simple way to remember them, though. "Hear" has "ear" in it, and you need an ear to hear.
And then allot/a lot. "A lot" can be remembered as "a whole lot," since there is a whole lot of space between them.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:53 pm
when i was younger, i got there, their, and they're mixed up ALL THE TIME, not so much anymore. now it's mostly accept/except and weather/whether
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DesertRoseFallen Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:18 am
I used to get a few messed up and I sometimes write something silly but I'm so strict with myself now!
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:55 am
I'm lucky- I've never had too many problems with homonyms. biggrin
However, I suck at spelling with things that sound like they should have an 'e' and they have an 'a'.
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:44 pm
Ha, I found a new one.
Its actually not really a homonym, but I think this is a pretty good place to put it.
ear and era
This always happens when I'm typing and I hit the keys too fast. In fact, I don't think I've ever spelt 'era' right on the first try.
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