Posts by James Whitmore

Ever stopped mid-sentence and wondered how to spell a word? You're not alone. Plenty of writers pause over naive or nieve before they hit send. Both look right at a…

You've just typed a sentence about fighting poverty, and your cursor stops. Does the word need one T or two? You're not alone. Combatting or combating trips up students, bloggers,…

Add one letter, and a whole word changes. "Therefor" and "therefore" look almost identical. Yet they don't mean the same thing. The therefor or therefore question trips up students, bloggers,…

Ever stopped mid-sentence and wondered how to spell that polite word? You're not alone. Plenty of writers pause over Curtesy or Courtesy, and the right choice matters in emails, essays,…

High School or Highschool? You've probably paused over this while typing a text, an essay, or a resume. The choice looks tiny. Still, one wrong spelling can make a teacher,…

Ever paused mid-sentence and wondered how to spell this word? You type "tieing" and it looks odd. You type "tying" and that looks odd too. Tying or Tieing is a…

Have you ever frozen mid-sentence over one tiny word? You type "I learned a lot today." Then you pause. Maybe "learnt" looks better. Don't worry. Learned or Learnt is one…

You write a quick message. Then you stop. Is it "transfered" or "transferred"? Many people get stuck on this spelling. It looks small, but a wrong letter can hurt your…

You're in a busy store, hunting for cereal. A sign hangs overhead, and you wonder how to spell it. Is it isle or aisle? Many people freeze at that exact…

Their or Thier is one of the most common spelling puzzles in English. You type fast, your fingers swap two letters, and a typo lands on the page. Sound familiar?…