Grammar

Few word pairs trip up writers as often as analysis and analyses. They look almost identical, they sound close enough to confuse a fast talker, and spellcheck won't catch the…

You type "Thank you for your quick respond" into an email, hit send, and then something nags at you. Was that right? Millions of people hit this exact wall every…

You're typing fast, the sentence needs a little punch, and your fingers land on "realy" instead of "really." It happens to almost everyone at some point. The question is simple,…

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…