Commonly mis-spelled words
| Word & meaning | confused with |
|---|---|
| altar : a place for sacrifices | alter : to change |
| bore : past tense of bear, to give birth to | begat. A woman "bears" a child; a man "begets" a child |
| Isaac | often misspelled as Issac |
| Israel - note that the name ends in -el, (not -al) -el in Hebrew names denotes a relationship to God (El) |
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| their : belonging to them, eg. "their books" | there : denoting a place, eg. "I put it there" |
| where : denoting a place, or asking about a place eg. "It is where I put it", or "Where is it?" |
were : past tense of the verb "to be", eg. "They were in the room" |
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Further help pages :
- How to get an A
- Edited Standard Written English
- FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
- Glossary
- Grading of Reading Reports and Essays
- How to plan an Essay
- How to write an Account
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