Confusing Words

[SpringCity]

a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused.

I've even seen some of these here. Probably have done some myself too.

http://www.confusingwords.com/index.php

 

[rewolf]

a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers...

Interesting... I've always thought "hanged" was was an awkward word and I know at times I have replaced it with hung...:redface2:

My pet peeve is ir-regardless - just sends me over the edge when I hear it.

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

Mine is Loooooose and Lose. As in Loooooose flower bouquet, or Lose my freaking mind if I hear Kid Rock's All Summer Long one more time today.

 

[ivygreen]

Mine is Loooooose and Lose. As in Loooooose flower bouquet, or Lose my freaking mind if I hear Kid Rock's All Summer Long one more time today.

But I love that song.

Back to the thread, I say hung too. And I don't use lay and lie properly, I'm sure.

 

[Patty]

Loose and lose are such easy typos--only a matter of hitting the "o" too often!
Their and they're bug the tar out of me and we see them used incorrectly sooo many times on enclosure cards.
What really puts me over the edge is the way people use apostrophes! EGAD! You don't get extra credit for using way too many of them.
See that on cards all the time too--"from the Smith's" no, no,no!
Patty

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

But I love that song.

Me too, but eight times, in an eight hour day? I think that means I haven't been interruputed by phones and customers enough ... we're so quiet this week I'm able to actually hear the radio.