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Words We Confuse that Spellcheckers Miss, Part F

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Moving on to homophones that start with f. I hope these continue to be helpful. It’s amazing how many of these confused spelling words you can find when you start looking for them.

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Spellchecker Poem: “Candidate for a Pullet Surprise”

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  Spellcheckers can’t be trusted. Don’t misunderstand. I’m not suggesting that the computer coders who created spellcheckers had malevolent intentions. …

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Words We Confuse That Spell Checkers Miss, Part B

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Keeping these words straight is tough. Sometimes there’s a trick. Other times, you just have to learn the difference. I will periodically talk about these troublesome, spell checker-defying homophones to help you get them down.

Which of these cause you trouble?

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Troublesome Homophones: Why You Can’t Trust Spell-Checkers

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Homophones are words that sound the same (homo = same, phone = voice/sound. Get it?). Homophones can be spelled the …

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