I just had a fellow FBer post this list. You all know me. I was like OH HELL YES! I love it so much I thought I'd share it:
Envy / Jealousy
Envy: when someone else has something you want
Jealousy: when you have something but are afraid of losing it
Fewer / Less:
Fewer: is plural for a reduced amount, not as many (if you can count them)
Less: is singular (also includes quantitative measurement) for a reduced amount, not as much (if you can’t count them)
Weather / Climate
Weather: Atmospheric conditions over a short period of time
Climate: Atmospheric behavior over long periods of time
Effect / Affect
Effect: is a noun, a result
Affect: is a verb, action taken to achieve a result
Gray / Grey
Gray: is the color, sometimes a name
Grey: is a proper noun
Elevation / Altitude
Elevation: height above sea level
Altitude: height above the surface of the earth at a particular point
Accept / Except
Accept: is a verb; to take possession of
Except: is an exclusionary preposition
Then / Than
Then: chronological adverb
Than: comparative conjunction
Advice / Advise
Advice: noun, a recommendation
Advise: verb, the process of making a recommendation
Draught / Draft
Draught: flow of air
Draft: (noun) initial and progressively refined version of something, (verb) create an initial and refined version(s)
Ensure / Assure / Insure
Ensure: to make certain
Assure: encouraging sentiment between individuals
Insure: to provide compensation for based on risk, in event of loss
Stationary / Stationery
Stationary: not moving
Stationery: medium involved with aspects of writing
Capital / Capitol
Capital: a city or resources
Capitol: a place where legislators congregate
Emigrate / Immigrate
Emigrate: to exit one country to settle in another
Immigrate: to enter and settle in a country after leaving another
Etc./E.g./I.e.
Etc.: Latin, et cetera “and so forth.”
E.g.: Latin, exempli gratia, “for your example”
I.e.: Latin, id est, “that is”
Lie / Lay (excluding telling an untruth) --think about sit / set
Lie: intransitive verb meaning to recline or rest on a surface
Lay: transitive verb meaning to put or place
Complement / Compliment
Complement: to go well with something; coordinate
Compliment: a flattering statement
Continual / Continuous
Continual: something that never stops
Continuous: something that is continually reoccurring
Criteria / Criterion
Criteria: plural of a standard or qualification
Criterion: singular of a standard or qualification
Systematic / Systemic
Systematic: organized or arranged according to a set plan
Systemic: works as part of a system, or can affect the entire body or system as a whole
Discreet / Discrete
Discreet: to be overly prudish or modest, avoiding attention
Discrete: separate, apart from, isolated from another
Prophesy / Prophecy
Prophesy: verb, to make predictions
Prophecy: noun, an already stated prediction
Accuracy / Precision (my personal favorite)
Accuracy: how closely a measurement approaches its true value or standard
Precision: a consistently high degree of exactness
Typical / Atypical
Typical: usual, routine, expected
Atypical: NOT usual, NOT routine, NOT expected -“atypical” is not an emphatic version of “typical”
“Intents and purposes,” NOT “intensive purposes”
“Chest of drawers,” NOT “chested, chestnut, or chester drawers”
“Could not care less,” NOT “could care less”
***Feel free to add more - I would love to update my list.
I read them last month. She had some really great ideas.
I did a month long blogfest promo that I set up myself and attracted some new followers to Twitter and blog, and a couple new readers. I hosted a stop on a blog that did the same. If I could just find that alpha teen who will tell a thousand people to read my book...
