Few words feel as personal as the one we use for our mothers. So when you are writing a birthday...

You are writing an email. You want to say something caught your attention, and you stop. Is it “piqued my...

Mixing up cord vs chord is easy because the two words sound identical. One is a rope, a cable, or...

You are typing a sentence and stop. Is it title or tittle? The two words look almost identical, and one...

Mix-ups between “stint” and “stent” are more common than you might think. One letter separates them, yet they belong to...

You are typing an email and want to say you will bend a rule just this once. Do you write...

Both spellings are correct. “Flyer” and “flier” are two accepted spellings of the same word. Which one you pick depends...

If you’ve ever paused mid-sentence wondering whether to write “trialled” or “trialed,” you’re not alone. This is one of the...

Few word pairs trip up English learners and native speakers alike as often as emigrate and immigrate. They sound almost...

If you’ve ever paused mid-sentence wondering whether to write “finalise” or “finalize,” you’re not alone. This is one of the...