Affect, Effect
Affect, Effect
“Exhortations in the style guide had no effect (noun) on the number of mistakes; the level of mistakes was not affected (verb) by...
Censer, Censor, Censure, Censorious, Censorship
Censer, Censor, Censure, Censorious, Censorship
Atheists may censure the use of censers in their households but they cannot influence censorship laws and cannot act as...
Grisly, Gristly, Grizzly
Grisly, Gristly, Grizzly
Can you tolerate a grizzled human being dining on gristle and watching grisly movies?
Audience can be sensitive to watch gristly details of...
Than, Then, Thence
Than, Then, Thence
Who is greater than who, and whom, and why? Because few people live by what they preach, and accomplish and sacrifice for...
To, Too, Two
To, Too, Two
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity, more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness....
Jealous, Zealous
Jealous, Zealous
“Jealousy is … a tiger that tears not only its prey but also its own raging heart.” –Michael Beer.
Jealous is a variant of...
Desert, Dessert
Desert, Dessert
Desert and dessert demand attentiveness when you write (type) them because even the spellchecker cannot identify what you have meant; and both the...
Precede, Proceed
Precede, Proceed
“November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the...
Lie, Lied, Lying, Lay, Lain, Laid, Lain, Laying
Lie, Lied, Lying, Lay, Lain, Laid, Lain, Laying
A paragraph is a unit of thought. It lays out a thought and links it to the...
Lead, Led, LED & Leaded, Leaden
Lead, Led, LED & Leaded, Leaden
Nestle’s Maggi noodles is banned in many states of India because of high percentage of lead. Knowingly, or unknowingly, taking...
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