tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post4511382913617740041..comments2024-03-27T10:25:48.913-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Further Words that are Easy to ConfuseJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-53513953542892324192013-01-29T15:25:23.678-05:002013-01-29T15:25:23.678-05:00I rarely use shear when writing, so that's one...I rarely use shear when writing, so that's one that doesn't get to me. <br><br>Check out the comments role of a newspaper site, and you'll see all kinds of misspellings of similarly spelled words...William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-77248029052052470252013-01-25T09:03:38.374-05:002013-01-25T09:03:38.374-05:00@Andrew - Think of 'i' (I). I like compl*i...@Andrew - Think of 'i' (I). I like compl*i*ments. <br><br>Great post. I know sometimes they're just innocent typos (or an attack of autocorrect), but they can be pretty funny. I have seen SP works that are full of them - and they were repeated, so I know it wasn't just a slip of the finger on the keyboard.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-57879028449197798992013-01-24T12:37:43.746-05:002013-01-24T12:37:43.746-05:00The one I always have to check is complement vs co...The one I always have to check is complement vs compliment. I never can remember which one is spelled which way.Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-12801854302916909662013-01-24T11:29:37.354-05:002013-01-24T11:29:37.354-05:00The one I've been seeing a lot lately is aught...The one I've been seeing a lot lately is aught when the writer meant ought. <br><br>And roll when role was meant. And principal when principle was meant. (I've been reading a lot of self-pubbed stuff. I won't even go into the one where hear was used for here.)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com