Same sounding word, different meanings, different
spellings…
Ever notice how some words can give you a problem?
When coming upon a word like:
their
home
My brain does a search and my fingers type the first
word on the list stored on my gray matter.
there
home – WHAT? lol
they’re
home
– makes sense but not the right word I need, or is it write?
Now this doesn’t happen all of the time—just mainly
when I’m tired and pushing myself. I have found a few silly typos in revisions.
These words can be tricky to a tired writer’s brain.
WE’RE/
WERE
WEAR/
WHERE – I found this one yesterday in a read through,
or is it threw?
FAIR/FARE
SEA/SEE
TO/TOO/TWO
LED/LEAD
BASE/BASS
YOUR/YOU’RE
– this
one gets me all the time. My brain almost always picks your for you’re
and my fingers just type it. Habit, I guess.
Then we have BOW/a ribbon, BOW/and arrow. That turns
into BOW/bend forward at the waist, then BOW/the front of a ship, and BOUGH/a tree
branch, and somewhere in there you could add BEAU/a boyfriend. Whew! I’m
exhausted!
HOMONYMS, HOMOPHONES, HOMOGRAPHS, AND HETERONYMS – OH MY! Sometimes,
they all blend together.
Be careful, Spell Check doesn't know the difference either. We're on our own, or is it were?
Ever
have problems with these kinds of words? Which one gives you grief?
Between
you, me and the gatepost,
Loree
Don’t
foget—Look for Author, Jocelyn Green to visit The Civil War Bivouac next Monday,
September 17th. I will be asking her a few questions about her new novel Wedded to War.
And…Jocelyn has graciously offered to
give away a signed copy to one lucky commenter. Have a great week!
