Commonly Confused

Led vs. Lead

In Person vs. In-Person

The (Lack of) Meaning of ‘Lorem Ipsum’

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

How to pick the right one

'Bare' vs. 'Bear'

The difference bears repeating

Is It 'Could' or 'Couldn't Care Less'?

Can you care fewer?

'Supposably' vs. 'Supposedly'

Yes, they are both real words

Do You 'Hock' or 'Hawk' a Loogie?

A question for the ages

Is it one word or two?

27 words with commonly confused spacings

‘Metaphor’ vs. ‘Simile’

Shall we compare thee to a summer’s day?

'Awhile' vs. 'A While'

There are rules, but who's listening?

'Lose' or 'Loose'?

Keep this somewhere you won't forget it

On 'Biweekly' and 'Bimonthly'

Sorry, not sorry

Until, Till, 'Til, or 'Till?

'Till' is actually older than 'until'

Keeping Up with 'Passed' and 'Past'

Useful information for today

'Fewer' and 'Less'

We all want fewer problems and less trouble with 'fewer' and 'less'

Is it 'home in' or 'hone in'?

Both are used, but 'home in' does a better job of hitting the mark.

'Pique' vs. 'Peak' vs. 'Peek'

Have we piqued your interest?

‘Phase’ vs. ‘Faze’

Don't be fazed by these homophones.

Try Not to Slip on 'Peel' and 'Peal'

Eyes are peeled; the peals are of laughter

Is it 'on route' or 'en route'?

On your way to good spelling

Is it ‘traveling’ or ‘travelling’?

A tale of two variants

What's the difference between 'historic' and 'historical'?

And should you use 'a' or 'an' before each one?

'Capitol' or 'Capital'?

Explaining the difference

'Deduction' vs. 'Induction' vs. 'Abduction'

Mmm, logic