Commonly Misspelled and Misused Words

accept vs. except

accept means

• to receive something willingly

• exclusion

accept vs. except

except means

(note: begins with ex)

• to receive something willingly

• exclusion

affect vs. effect

affect means

• to accomplish something

• influence something or someone

affect vs. effect

effect means

• to accomplish something

• to influence something or someone

lie vs. lay

lie means

• an untruth, but it also means to recline

• also means recline, but it requires an object reference in the sentence

  
  

  example: lay the book on the table

  (the book is the object)

lie vs. lay

lay means...

• also means recline, but it requires an object reference in the sentence

  
  

  example: lay the book on the table

  (the book is the object)

• an untruth, but it also means to recline

ad vs. add

ad means...

• to combine, join, unite, or to find a sum

• an advertisement

ad vs. add

add means...

• an advertisement

• to combine, join, unite, or to find a sum

a lot

• is two words, not alot

  and means a large number

• is one word

  
  

  and means a large number

all ready vs. already

all ready means...

• by this or that time

• one or more things are ready to begin