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arfmel
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Wether/whether/weather
Sink/synch
Germaine/germane

Finding these is as fun as an Easter Egg hunt.

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V-Tail
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Wether/whether/weather
I have not seen that word used for a long time. Do you raise sheep?


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LS1 GTO
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Originally posted by arfmel:

Wether/whether/weather
I have not seen that word used for a long time. Do you raise sheep?


do you mean raise or raze?





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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...



 
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V-Tail
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Wether/whether/weather
I have not seen that word used for a long time. Do you raise sheep?
do you mean raise or raze?
Rays


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arfmel
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I doubt that the poster who incorrectly used “wether” knows weather it applies only to sheep.

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I see these everyday on car forums.

break/brake


If people would mind their own damn business this country would be better off. I owe no one an explanation or an apology for my personal opinion.
 
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I see these everyday on car forums.

break/brake

All too often on gun forums also, as in muzzle break.


When in doubt, mumble
 
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One that I just saw this morning in a post in The Lounge:
  • censor
  • sensor


And censer. The thing the Pope burns incense in.



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I hope, with all these replies, this hasn't been mentioned already. Phase and faze.
 
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radioman
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Laid / Layed.


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arfmel
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By/bye/buy
 
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ensigmatic
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Insure/ensure.

For the most part, these two words can be used interchangeably.

There is some overlap, all right, but I question the "for the most part" part.

Agreed. Just because a lot of people are misusing "insure," does not make its misuse proper use.

One of my favourites is the frequent mangling of "Long row to hoe."


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This thread is greating on me.
 
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Hay/hey
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By/bye/buy

Wink


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I know, but when I'm typing, it seems as though my fingers don't.

("that" as well, I'm constantly typing that, when I mean to type than. Doesn't happen with then.) Wink


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Originally posted by egregore:
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Originally posted by V-Tail:
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Originally posted by egregore:
Insure/ensure.

For the most part, these two words can be used interchangeably.

There is some overlap, all right, but I question the "for the most part" part.

Agreed. Just because a lot of people are misusing "insure," does not make its misuse proper use.

One of my favourites is the frequent mangling of "Long row to hoe."


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insure

insure verb
in·​sure | \ in-ˈshu̇r , -ˈshər-\
insured; insuring
Definition of insure
transitive verb

1 : to provide or obtain insurance on or for
2 : to make certain especially by taking necessary measures and precautions
 
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joel9507
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I always get a chuckle out of 'tow the line' vs. 'toe the line'.

The mental image of drill sergeants training tow trucks to line themselves up precisely on command tickles the funnybone for some reason.
 
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vinnybass
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Boarder vs border.


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arfmel
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Heroin/heroine
College/collage

Not really homophones but frequently used incorrectly in place of one another
 
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Three pages and no mention of

  • it's (the contraction of it is)
  • its (possessive)
 
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