It's been a while since I stood up here on the soapbox... so, here goes. In my never-ending fight to repair our grammatically scarred lives, I've found a great link: Commonly Confused Words
It's clear we live in a world less about reading and more about speaking. (Great news for oral communicators) However, when we have to communicate in written form, the message is all too often misconstrued or - as my people put it - messed up. We leave an unclear message in what should otherwise be one of the cleanest ways of communicating. Frankly, it's frustrating.
So, to the Merriam Webster (yes, Joyce, M-W.com) list, I'm adding a couple more:
Capitol vs Capital
The Capitol (Washington, DC) is where we spend our Capital ($)
Their, There, They're
Their indicates ownership by "them" (just as His indicates ownership by Him)
There is a location other than "here"
They're is a conjunction of They and Are
Please feel free to respond with your own peeves.
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