tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post6876295714218122392..comments2024-03-29T03:30:18.368-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Grammar ABCs: S is for Sound-alikesDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-27003189315187449912013-02-06T05:29:21.445-07:002013-02-06T05:29:21.445-07:00Good post. The English language is confusing. I se...Good post. The English language is confusing. I see mistakes all the time on Facebook that make me cringe. I wonder if they just don't know the difference or if they are just in a hurry.Janethttp://creativewritingintheblackberrypatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74005077226178902092013-02-05T07:47:09.883-07:002013-02-05T07:47:09.883-07:00Like many people here, I really have to sit a spel...Like many people here, I really have to sit a spell and think when using "bear" as a verb. I don't like to bare my indecision and can't bear to make mistakes.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18178358406910391602013-02-05T01:33:36.588-07:002013-02-05T01:33:36.588-07:00Another set I see confused all the time is site/ci...Another set I see confused all the time is <b>site/cite/sight</b>.<br /><br />I feel lucky that my brain is fairly well trained on most of these. I think I just read so much as a child and teen that I internalised the specifics. But, as Linda says, it is easy to slip up when you're typing and concentrating more on the characters who are speaking in your head than on your own grammar and spelling.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82206404127730994642013-02-04T13:46:20.752-07:002013-02-04T13:46:20.752-07:00I'm with Morgan. I tend to type fast and make ...I'm with Morgan. I tend to type fast and make mistakes, but I catch them on the read-through. Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55502567068149305152013-02-04T13:32:33.855-07:002013-02-04T13:32:33.855-07:00Most of the time I know which spelling to use, but...Most of the time I know which spelling to use, but my fingers work faster than my brain! Hate when that happens, because people then will think I didn't know the difference. (g)<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.com<br />http://www.chicklitfaves.com<br />Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-16951932685648208752013-02-04T13:12:39.537-07:002013-02-04T13:12:39.537-07:00Good suggestion for Reign/Rein, Elle. Easier to re...Good suggestion for Reign/Rein, Elle. Easier to remember than mine. <br /><br />Christopher, I agree! LOL<br /><br />Any suggestions for remembering Main/Mane? Other than looking at the street sign and memorizing MaIn...Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-78159062836624951892013-02-04T10:00:04.109-07:002013-02-04T10:00:04.109-07:00And don't forget pique!And don't forget pique!Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47484572311572898582013-02-04T09:18:07.156-07:002013-02-04T09:18:07.156-07:00I've said it before and I'll say it again ...I've said it before and I'll say it again ... written English is a diabolical plot against, um, casual spellers (notice I didn't say 'me' ... you can draw you own conclusions).Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-78867910400826931022013-02-04T09:12:03.484-07:002013-02-04T09:12:03.484-07:00A mistake that I see often online is "peak&qu...A mistake that I see often online is "peak" for "peek." Authors sometimes write, "Here is a sneak peak at my newest novel." I am surprised every time I see it. If one is doing a promo for a book, one should proof the promo material. (smile)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49783032555567952112013-02-04T07:36:49.782-07:002013-02-04T07:36:49.782-07:00My co-authoring partner admits that if there is a ...My co-authoring partner admits that if there is a homonym to be had, he will choose it naturally over the correct word. All that you've mentioned have come across my screen from him, as well as others. e.g. main/mane.<br /><br />The bad thing is that lately I have found myself getting homonym sloppy, too. I blame him. :-) <br /><br />Thanks for the post and link, Heidi.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481879917467051418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56694413662833761042013-02-04T06:44:32.433-07:002013-02-04T06:44:32.433-07:00P.S. Cheery Gal was my post. I finally figured out...P.S. Cheery Gal was my post. I finally figured out how to update my profile properly. Next step: Consolidate accounts!Kim Hrubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577251183481936978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34566891958663573892013-02-04T06:37:58.964-07:002013-02-04T06:37:58.964-07:00How about bear/bare with me? (This has become my h...How about bear/bare with me? (This has become my husband's new favorite idiom. He learned it from being put on hold over the telephone.)<br /><br />Or<br /><br />She could no longer bear/bare it. (As in endure.)<br />Kim Hrubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577251183481936978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-58392822283145369332013-02-04T05:36:07.482-07:002013-02-04T05:36:07.482-07:00As an editor, I often catch writers using the wron...As an editor, I often catch writers using the wrong homonym. As a writer, I find myself sometimes doing the same thing in my haste to get a thought on paper. It's an easy mistake to make, even for those of us who know better. (Maybe the writers whose works we edit also know better; maybe they're also in a hurry to get a thought down before it slips away.) Great post, Heidi.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66735707317522820712013-02-04T02:04:48.303-07:002013-02-04T02:04:48.303-07:00I remember passed/past by turning the sentence int...I remember passed/past by turning the sentence into the present tense. If you can say "The first car <b>passes</b> the second", then you need "passed" for the past tense.<br /><br />For <b>farther</b>, I just remember "far = distance". <br /><br /><b>Reign</b> has a "g" and so does <b>king</b>.<br /><br />I haven't really had issues with remembering the others, except bear/bare, where I just memorised that if you say "I can't bare it", it means you can't show it, but "I can't bear it" means you can't stand it.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com