climatic vs. climactic

climactic: relating to a climax.
Ex. Winning the lottery is climactic.
climatic: relating to climate.
Ex. Weather changes are climatic.

capital vs. capitol

capitol: building where a state legislature meets.
capital: 1. city that is the official seat of government; 2. an uppercase letter; 3. (accounting def.) assets remaining after deduction of liabilities; the net worth of a business.

Tip: Remember the “o” in capitol by thinking that most capitol buildings are old. Recall two of “capital”’s definitions with this phrase: You spell a capital city with a capital letter.

compliment vs. complement:

complement: something that completes or brings to perfection. Ex.: Dark chocolate complements the strawberries well.
compliment: An expression of praise.
Ex.: My compliments to the chef.

Tip: Use the phrase “I like compliments.” To remember that compliment with an “i” is used for praise.

eminent vs. imminent

Eminent: of high rank, station.
Ex.: Eminent members of the community.
Imminent: about to occur.
Ex.: The storm should arrive imminently.

Tip: Think of the spelling similarities between the word “immediate” and “imminent,” which also have similar meanings.

assure/ensure/insure

According to their definitions, you can use assure and ensure interchangeably with little variation in meaning. While of similar meaning, use “insure” only when referring to “providing or obtaining insurance to indemnify or guarantee someone or something against a loss.”

assure: to make sure; reassure
ensure: to make sure or certain
insure: to guarantee against loss or harm; to issue or procure an insurance policy on or for.

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affect vs. effect

The plural of syllabus is syllabuses not syllabi. Also data is plural so it is sometimes misused when saying "This data is..." but really it is "These data are..."

I already knew how to use every term in this thread correctly. Who wants to touch me?

Rape vs. Consensual

Their / there / they're

Internet mistakes don't bother me as much as verbal ones. The single most annoying error in grammar is the misuse of well/good.

hahaha thats a good one. i think the one that makes my skin crawl the most is when someone says "why are you doing that for?". ugh i almost vomited just typing it.

Yeti said:

Haha this black girl at my work always says "Why you do dat fo'?!"

I get automatically filled with rage when people say "when he EVER said that, I was so mad". What's the "ever" for...seriously?

i also have to say that "where you at?" makes me want to stab babies.

bah, this reminds me of old homework I used to get.
your/you're/ur
its/it's
but most importantly:
heavy metal/metalcore

i hate it when people refer to internet purchases as "buying stuff offline"

addicting vs addictive....

some howw...

this is all you need carina:

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

ACCEPT / EXCEPT

UNAPPRECIATION vs DISAPPRECIATION

irregardless. It's not a true word. If anything, it is a double negative. The word is regardless.

they're, there, their

i hate when people use "literally" to describe things totally figurative

Do you have any empathy for my apathy?

i was thinking last night that i hate when people say "mine as well" when they mean "might as well"

i hate when people say "could of" instead of "could have"

i fucking hate when people say "can i come with?".

probably the most annoying thing ever. i love it when people throw around words they don't understand.

If they're verbalizing it, they could be saying "could've"...

I hate when people talk.