In my Scientific Communication in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources class, we discussed confusing words. We all have several word pairs that stump us--effect vs. affect; who vs. whom; adviser vs. advisor.
I was discussing the lecture with my co-workers over lunch and realized we did not cover near enough! They brought up zingers such as everyone vs. every one; who vs. whom; which vs. that; since vs. because. I realized we did not cover enough ground today!
Rather than post an entire book, and yes, it would be a book, here are a few handy links that may help you study for the test I'll give next Thursday, study for the GSP, or simply help you write.
Grammar Girl--Oh my goodness, I love this site. That Grammar Girl is a genius!
Utah Valley State College--wait, who?? Utah Valley?? Never heard of it! Well now you have, and now you have access to the Online Writing Lab, which provided a fantastic reference for confusing word pairs.
Woolever, K.R. (2008). Writing for the Technical Professions (4th Ed.). New York: Pearson. If you are in my class, you should be very familiar with this book, and pages 485-486 have the information you need about confusing words. If you're in my class and not familiar with the book, I recommend you back away from the computer and run (yes, run) to the book store and purchase one. Now.
Those are my three favorites, but I know there are others out there. If you come across a great Web site, send it my way and I'll post it.
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