Posts by Ethan Carter

Type the word fast enough and your fingers might betray you. You mean to write "submission," but "submittion" slips out instead. It looks close enough to correct that spell-check sometimes…

If you've ever typed the number 14 as a word and paused halfway through, wondering whether it's "fourteen" or "forteen," you're not alone. This is one of the most searched…

Two words, one letter apart, and two completely unrelated meanings. That's the whole story behind "paster" and "pastor," yet the mix-up shows up constantly in emails, church bulletins, social media…

Typing this word out at speed, most people pause for half a second. Does it take one f or two? Is there a second r hiding in there somewhere? The…

Type the word fast enough and your fingers might betray you. You mean to write "triple," but "tripple" slips out instead, and suddenly you're staring at the screen wondering which…

If you've ever typed "stop" into a word processor, added "-ing," and then stared at the screen wondering whether you need one "p" or two, you're not alone. This mix-up…

You're drafting an email, a report, or a project plan, and you pause on one small word. Do you write "timeframe" or "time frame"? Your spellchecker doesn't complain about either…

You're typing fast, chatting with friends, or writing up a support ticket, and suddenly you stop. Is it misclick or missclick? Both look fine on screen. Both sound right when…

You type a sentence, pause at the word "myself," and something feels off. Should there be a space? Is "my self" even a real phrase, or did autocorrect just fail…