#spellcheckslipups

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Cordon vs. Condone

Easily Confused Words: Cordon vs. Condone

Cordon and condone are easily confused words.

The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted or what…

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Minnow vs. Winnow

Easily Confused Words: Minnow vs. Winnow

Minnow and winnow are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted or what word…

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Ordnance vs. Ordinance

Ordnance and ordinance are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted or what…

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Anyone vs. Anymore

Anyone and anymore are easily confused words. I see anymore used instead of anyone frequently online. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t…

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Curtsy vs. Courtesy

Curtsy and courtesy are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted or what word…

[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Reel vs. Real

Reel and real are easily confused words. Reel and real are also homophones, because they are spelled differently, but sound identical. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary but are possibly spelled wrong.…