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...
Aisle, Isle
Aisle, Isle
One can see landmass, islands, isles and islets if he or she gets the window seat on the airplane but if you get...
Apprise, Appraise
Apprise, Appraise
The multinational companies usually appraise the investment climate in a country including the rate of returns in the future and accordingly apprise...
Ascent, Assent; Descent, Dissent, Accent
Ascent, Assent; Descent, Dissent, Accent
“Humanity peaks at times when societies rise from decadence to a highly sophisticated state of civilization. Eventually, however, most...
Aural, Aura, Oral
Aural, Aura, Oral
Many animals and human beings are blessed with aural and oral sense organs with which they hear/listen and talk/quack/blabber respectively. If these...
Bait, Bate, Bated, Baited, Bated Breath (not baited breath)
Bait, Bate, Bated, Baited, Bated Breath (not baited breath)
Mark waited for her bait with bated breath! What is that bait? Bertha was taking interminable...
Bear, Bare
Bear, Bare
“When you’re putting together the text for your store, there are certain aspects of writing for the web that you should bear in...
Beside, Besides
Beside, Besides
Sweden is located beside (next to) Norway in the west, besides (in addition to that) the two countries share the northernmost mountains towards...
Born, Borne
Born, Borne
What is the past tense and past participle of bear? Bear-bore-born/borne. Borne and born are used as the past participles of bear. However,...
Breath, Breathe, Breathalyzer or Breathalyser
Breath, Breathe
Breathalyzer or Breathalyser
Human beings survive because they breathe (verb).
Breath (noun) is the sign that he is still alive.
Breath is a noun. Breath is...