We already did a post about commonly confused words. This list deals specifically with homophones that are easily mistaken. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. (No wonder English is the hardest language to learn!) These sets of homophones can trick even the most talented of writers.
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You probably got a cheat sheet of these commonly misused words in your middle school language arts class. It’s time for a refresher course. Nothing screams “I have no idea what I’m doing!” worse than these easily avoidable mistakes.