Eric Roth
In response to Ten Top Spelling Tips (Jo-Rosie Haffenden)
Good list of commonly confused words.
Personally, I would have added "to, two, too" and "buy,bye, by" instead of the rarely used "horde". Likewise, a surprising number of students have trouble with advice (noun) vs advise (verb) and sale (noun) vs (sell).
I also emphasize that English is a crazy, misspelled language even for native speakers and college graduates. Learning spelling rules and patterns will help you in many situations, but a solid majority of words are not spelled phonetically. Sometimes English teachers overlook this important factor.
Thanks for sharing.
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