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Many people learning English as a second language can get several words wrong. The surprising thing is that even native English speakers can commit such errors. There are many top 10 lists on common misspelled words or confused words in English. Here is one.1. Affect and Effect Although seasoned writers will hardly confuse these words, those learning the language actually do. To avoid confusion, think of affect as a verb and effect as a noun, although the latter can also be used as a verb. The confusion stems from the fact that these two words have related meanings. The word affect means to influence, while effect means the result or outcome. 2. Alright and All RightNow, this is not necessarily troublesome. The word all right has always been considered as the right form of the word, while alright is considered by some purist as the illiterate form. However, more and more writers are seen to use the word alright. Keep in mind that all right is the standard form. By this time, though, it seems impossible to say that alright is wrong.3. Lose and LooseMany people write lose but mean loose or write loose but actually mean lose. The word lose is a verb, while loose is adjective. These sentences are wrong: I want to loose weight. The word here should be lose.My pants are lose. The word probably is loose or lost, if the writer means their pants are missing.4. Desert and DessertThese two words are also confusing for many people, maybe because of their spellings. The noun desert is a place, while dessert is food. You dont say, The desert tastes delicious. At the same time, you dont say, Camels walk on the dessert. Take note that when there is one s, you are pertaining to a dry, treeless place. Desert can also be a verb that means to abandon. 5. To, Too, and TwoThese three words should never be at all confused with. To is either a preposition or a part of an infinitive. For example:I went to the doctor. (used as a preposition)He chose to give his money to the poor. (used as part of an infinitive)Too is an adverb that either means very or also. Too is, of course, a number.6. Stationary and StationeryStationary means motionless or fixed. You can use it to describe standing or still objects. Stationery is a noun that pertains to materials used for writing. When you are referring to paper and envelopes, use stationery.7. Its and ItsThese two words can be easily mistaken. To avoid confusion when using either in a sentence, see if it makes sense to substitute it is. If not, you probably should use its. 8. Altogether and All togetherThese two are often confused, because both seem to be the same. If you can substitute completely or all in all to the word, you most likely mean altogether. If you can use either all or together, you most likely mean all together.9. Fewer and LessUse fewer to refer to things you can count (marbles, candies, or chairs) and less for things you cannot count (flour, water, or sand)10. Could of and Could HaveDue to the way we say it, could have or would have are sometimes misspelled as could of or would of.
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