Commonly Confused Words: Precedent vs. Precedence
As I sit here watching Private Practice and trying to decide what previous experiences set a precedent that brought me to this…
Confusing Words
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Commonly Confused Words: Message vs. Massage
I once sent a text to my massage therapist and asked if I could book a message therapy session. Embarrassing! The only…
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Commonly Confused Words: Preform vs. Perform
The construction workers had to perform their jobs with preform molds. This might sound confusing to most, especially when the…
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Commonly Confused Words: Between vs. Among
To me, the difference between the words between and among is like the difference between a Phillip’s head screwdriver and a star-shaped screwdriver. Even…
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Commonly Confused Words: Allusion vs. Illusion
Allusion vs. illusion can often cause confusion because these words not only sound very similar when spoken, but they are…
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Commonly Confused Words: Adverse vs. Averse
Although I got my undergraduate degree in English education, I am often averse to openly correcting people’s grammar. In the…
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Commonly Confused Words: Accept vs. Except
The articles I’ve written so far about commonly confused words have been really easy, except this one. I guess I’ll just have to accept that I’m…
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Commonly Confused Words: All Ready vs. Already
Even though I didn’t get much sleep last night and have already been working all morning, I am still motivated…
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Commonly Confused Words: Altogether vs. All Together
The 1980 movie “Airplane!” has a famous scene in which two members of the flight crew are trying to convince…
