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The English language has numerous words that confuse people because they not only only sound alike, but also spelled similarly. The terms aid and aide… Continue reading

Just like any other homophones (words that sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings), the terms incite and insight sometimes cause confusion… Continue reading

Here’s another set of homophones that also confuse some writers. Although vane, vain, and vein sound alike, they have very different meanings and uses. This… Continue reading

Not only are aisle and isle homophones (words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling), they are also spelled similarly. The only… Continue reading