If you’re wondering about rosey or rosy you can settle the spelling question quickly. Rosy is the standard spelling when you mean pink or rose colored or when you mean hopeful and optimistic. Rosey is not the standard spelling of this adjective in modern English. The confusion makes sense because the noun rose ends with … Read more
If you’re trying to write about small changes or adjustments, you may pause over tweeks or tweaks. The correct spelling is tweaks. The word comes from tweak and refers to small changes made to improve something or make it work better. The confusion is easy to understand. Tweak is pronounced /twiːk/ in both American and … Read more
If you’ve ever typed recieve and paused because something looked slightly off, you’re not alone. Recieve or receive causes confusion because both forms look believable when you type them quickly. The correct spelling is receive. The spelling recieve is incorrect in standard English. The reason comes from a familiar English spelling pattern. After the letter … Read more
Few spelling mistakes are as easy to make as this one. You type quickly and suddenly you see thier on the screen. It looks close enough to the correct spelling that you may stop and wonder if both forms are accepted. The answer is simple. Their is the correct standard English spelling. Thier is a … Read more
If you’ve ever typed a word that looks right and then stared at it for a few seconds wondering if you spelled it correctly you’re not alone. definately or definitely is one of those spelling questions that catches people off guard because the wrong form looks surprisingly natural. The correct spelling is definitely. The spelling … Read more
Making a spelling mistake with a common word can be surprisingly easy. You type quickly. Your brain knows the word. Your fingers simply leave out one letter. That’s exactly what happens with wich or which. The correct spelling is which. Wich is not the standard spelling of the English question word or relative pronoun. If … Read more
Publically or publicly is a common spelling question that can trip up even careful writers. The correct standard spelling is publicly. Publically is generally considered a misspelling rather than an accepted alternative. The confusion happens because many English adverbs are formed by adding ly directly to an adjective. However public follows a different spelling pattern … Read more
If you’ve ever typed vallies or valleys and stopped to wonder which spelling is correct you’re not alone. This is a common spelling problem because the singular word valley changes its ending when it becomes plural. The correct spelling is valleys. Vallies is not the standard plural form of valley. The confusion usually comes from … Read more
Have you ever typed a word that looks right only to discover that one letter is missing? That’s exactly what happens with missle or missile. The two forms look almost identical at a glance. Yet only one is accepted as the standard English spelling. The correct spelling is missile. The spelling missle is a common … Read more
Have you ever written a sentence such as someone will do better next time and paused because you weren’t sure if the phrase should be fare better or fair better? This is a small spelling choice that can make a big difference in clear English. The correct phrase is fare better. It means to perform … Read more