Posts by Ryan Mitchell

You are writing an email and want to ask how a friend is doing. Do you type "How are you fairing?" or "How are you faring?" You pause. Both look…

You are typing a sentence, you reach the word that means "make stronger," and you freeze. Is it reinforce or reenforce? Both look believable, and both seem to follow the…

Mixing up "acception" and "exception" is one of the most common spelling slips in English. The two words look alike and sound alike, but only one of them belongs in…

Many English learners and native speakers pause before writing "what kind of" or "what kinds of." The two phrases look almost the same, but one small letter changes the meaning.…

Why Preform vs Perform Confuses So Many Writers These two words look almost identical, and they sound nearly the same when spoken. The only difference is the letters "re" at…

Shiney or Shiny The correct spelling is shiny. "Shiney" is a common misspelling that appears often in casual messages, social media posts, and even some product descriptions. Dictionaries, style guides,…

You are typing a sentence and you pause. Is it "emaculate" or "immaculate"? Your spell checker is underlining something, and now you doubt yourself. This is one of the most…

Writers repeat the phrase "in summary" more than they realize. It shows up at the end of essays, emails, reports, and presentations so often that it starts to feel stale…

Opportunity The word "opportunity" shows up everywhere — in job interviews, business emails, motivational speeches, and everyday conversation. But if you use it too often, your writing can start to…

"Which" is one of those small words that shows up everywhere — in questions, in essays, in emails, and in casual conversation. But because it does so many jobs at…