How To Spell Better In 5 Steps

Poor spelling plagues some people forever, and really there is no excuse. With a little effort and dedication , you can improve your spelling within a few weeks. Follow these essential tips for a pathway to spot-on spelling! 1. Read, Read, Read… First and foremost you need to start reading. Reading and spelling are intrinsically [...]

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Thru vs Through

Let me tell you straight off the bat that English words do not usually end in “u,” and when I saw this spelling of through (thru) for the first time, I was quite literally disgusted at such an abuse of the English language. However, the spelling thru has an entry in the very tolerant Merriam-Webster [...]

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Site vs Sight

PC spell checkers catch words that spell no word at all but let slip homonyms like site/sight. Computers are good but not great like the human brain when it comes to spotting errors, and the problem with homonyms like site/sight is that they don’t jump out at you when proofreading your work. Often bother versions [...]

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A vs An

This is a particular problem for non-native English speakers who struggle to get to grips with associating the sound of a word with the correct article. The rule is to use a before words beginning with a consonant sound and an before words beginning with a vowel sound: Here are some examples to help you [...]

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Alright vs All Right

Alas, another case for us to clear up here at SpellCheckOnline.Com, and clear it up we shall. This is a highly debated word usage with a long musical history. If you are a music fan you would be forgiven for thinking “alright” is, well, all right. And here’s why In 1965, The Who released “The [...]

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Cannot or Can Not?

I am always correcting people when I see “can not” written on a page, yet having recently researched this topic, I have ended up with egg on my face, as it were. Merriam-Webster states “cannot” is one word, and if you Google “can not,” you will be sent to a list of suggestions headed by “cannot.” But [...]

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