Farther, Further, Farthing
Farther, Further
“Thomas the Apostle went east, though what is now Syria and Iran and, historians believe, on down to southern India. He traveled farther...
Taut, Taught, Taunt, (Tautology & Tautonym)
Taut, Taught, Taunt
“He had the high cheekbones of the Indian race in his blood, the skin taut and faintly redolent of vermilion as if...
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...
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...
It, Its, It’s & IT
It, Its, It’s & IT
It is soporific to have a glass of milk before going to bed. It (milk) has sleep-inducing properties, and its...
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,...
Bot, Botch, Botcher, Botfly
Bot, Botch, Botcher, Botfly
Who is planting bots on your internet-enabled devices (desktops, laptops, smartphones)?
Who is releasing bots on the internet, and why?
Bot!
The reality of...
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....
Hoard, Horde; Heard, Herd
Hoard, Horde; Heard, Herd
Some people are known to hoard gold.
What do you hoard? If nothing, if you are in a small horde of liberate...
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...