Pursue or Persue? Discover the Correct Spelling
You are finishing a cover letter, and you pause on one word: is it pursue or persue? The two spellings look nearly the same, and a quick glance will not…
You are finishing a cover letter, and you pause on one word: is it pursue or persue? The two spellings look nearly the same, and a quick glance will not…
Have you ever stopped mid-sentence and wondered whether you meant “performed” or “preformed”? The two words look almost identical, and spell check often misses the mix-up because both are real…
You are typing a message to your class, your coworkers, or your team, and you stop on one word. Is it “quizes” or “quizzes”? Many writers pause here because the…
Have you ever typed a sentence about several leaders and stopped to wonder whether it should be chiefs or chieves? Words like leaf, wolf, and knife change to -ves in…
Have you ever written that a movie is “staring” a famous actor, or told a friend that someone was “starring at you” across the room? It is an easy slip.…
You are typing a date on an invoice, a party invitation, or a school form, and your fingers stop. Should it be 31st or 31th? The number ends in 1,…
Have you ever stopped mid-sentence and wondered whether it is spelled messege or message? It is an easy mistake to make, because the word ends with a soft “ij” sound…
You are typing a quick text and stop halfway through the sentence: is it “I’m not lying” or “I’m not lieing”? The base word is “lie,” so adding “ing” seems…
Have you ever typed “forteen” and wondered whether it was correct? You’re not alone. Many English learners and native speakers confuse these spellings because fourteen sounds similar to “for-teen” when…
Should you write signup or sign up? The correct choice depends on how you use the word. Sign up is a verb that means to register or join something, while…