Friday, October 27, 2006

Common Mis-Spelled Words in the Blogosphere

Accept, except - one is to receive, the other is to exclude

Ad, add - one is an advertisement, the other is plus one

Affect, effect - one is a verb, the other is the result

Axle, axil - one is on a car, the other is on a plant

Capitol, capital - one is to seat the government, the other is to buy it with

Chile, chili, chilly - a country, a soup, a chill

Close, clothes - one shuts, the other covers

Compliment, complement - one is nice to say, the other looks good on you

Holey, holy, wholly - one has holes, one is pure, the other is entire

Hostel, hostile - one is a place to stay, the other says "get out"

Lead, lede - one is go ahead, the other is the first line of an article

Loose, lose - one is not attached, the other is lost

Pole, poll - one is a bar or Polish person, the other is a survey

Pore, pour, poor - a hole, a spill, and an empty pocket

Complete code of blog conduct here.

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