Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs and More — Illustrated
I created this diagram for my own use. I constantly confuse wordy terms like homophone, homonym, homograph, heteronym, and heterograph and needed a visual way to keep the relationships straight. But I play well and get along with others, so I decided to share.
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Words We Confuse that Spellcheckers Miss, Part G
Today we’ll look at troublesome homophones that start with g. These are words that are easy to misspell or otherwise confuse.
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Words We Confuse That Spell Checkers Miss, Part C
This is the third post about troublesome homophones. These are words that writers young and old regularly confuse because they sound the same, but are spelled differently. There are lots of them, which is why I’m going one letter at a time!
C is for Confusion…
Words We Confuse That Spell Checkers Miss, Part B
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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