Posts by Ethan Carter

Read these two lines: "This is my pen." "This pen is mine." Both are correct, and both tell the listener the pen belongs to you. Swap the words, though, and…

Type "pronounciation" into a document and you will probably see a red squiggle. Type "pronunciation" and it disappears. Yet plenty of people write the first version anyway, including teachers, YouTubers…

You are drafting a job ad, a client email, or a note to a contractor, and you stop mid-sentence. Is it "onsite support" or "on site support"? Or "on-site support"?…

Your manager asks for the annual report. In other side your dentist books a yearly checkup. Your cousin says the family gathers at the lake every year. The frequency is…

"Occasion" is the correct spelling. "Ocassion" is a typo, and no standard dictionary lists it as a word. The two look almost identical, which is why the mistake keeps appearing…

Two extra letters. That's all that separates "loosing" from "losing," yet mixing them up is one of the most common spelling slips in English writing. One word is about setting…

If you've ever paused mid-sentence wondering whether to write "I have showed you" or "I have shown you," you're not alone. This is one of the most common mixing points…

If you've typed "chosing" into a search bar wondering whether you spelled it right, you're not alone. This mix-up shows up constantly in emails, essays, and social media captions. The…

If you've ever paused mid-sentence, unsure whether to write "privilege" or "priviledge," you're not alone. This is one of the most commonly misspelled words in English, and the confusion makes…

If you have ever paused mid-sentence wondering whether to write "shiny" or "shiney," you are not alone. This is one of the most common spelling mix-ups in English, and it…