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25.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 11 - insure and ensure. Again, if we all wrote or typed slower, we would probably make this mistake less, but I do see it quite a lot. Ensure means to make sure whereas insure is when you insure your car or house against theft, damage etc. Hope you're enjoying your Saturday!



23.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 7 - Licence and license, greatly confused because it is different for USA and Australia (which follows British spellings). As a noun, it means a permit or certification. As a verb, it means to permit or endorse. In American English, only the spelling license is used, regardless of context. In British English, however, license is the verb form, whereas nouns are spelled licence.

20.01.2022 Back by popular demand are my writing tips - helping you to not make mistakes, and helping to save the English language in the process! First is muddling up the words too and to, which I see all the time. To - used in "I am going to the shops" or "I am going to watch TV". Too - when there is too much - or additional - of something, as in "I ate too much cake" or "I watched too much TV" or "I went too". #words #englishlanguage

17.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 4 - this week I'm going with two words - carnage and fatal. These are more over-used than used incorrectly, for situations that don't deserve it. Carnage should not be used unless there are body parts strewn around - as in a slaughter or massacre. Too many shoppers in Coles on a Friday night is not carnage! Similarly, fatal should only be used when a death occurs - a fatality - and nothing else (it can be used with inanimate objects eg. it was fatal to the success of the project ie. the project died).



15.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 2 - compliment and complement. I've chosen this one as I see this muddled up more than any other word. Compliment is when something is free or you are paying someone a compliment - free or flatter, nothing else! - and complement is when the cushions complement the décor or her bag complements her dress. Think of the second one as "completing" something (with an E). #words #englishlanguage #wordwarrior

15.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 6. This week we tackle everyday versus every day - a very common mistake and the problem is, both are right, depending how they are used! Everyday is the adjective eg. I wear my everyday clothes to work and save my special outfits for the weekend. The other use is: I wear my everyday clothes to work every day, and save my special outfits for the weekend. Easy!

09.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 8 - apart and a part. I see this one a lot and it's probably more to do with writing (typing) at speed. I think anyone could tell you that a part of something is a segment of something bigger, and that apart is when a couple have been apart for a while (not together). But they do get muddled up more than you might think! May be and maybe are similar, in that they mean different things just by being together...or apart!



07.01.2022 I love this. We don't all do it all the time, but if we all tried to do it more often, the world would be a better place.

06.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 9 - stationery versus stationary. This is a very common mistake because both words are quite widely used. Stationery with an e is envelopes and pens - think of e for envelope. Stationary with an a is the other kind - not moving!

05.01.2022 This is a great read for lovers of the English language - there were some even I didn't know! Happy Friday. #fortheloveofwords #englishlanguage

04.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 5. This week is a simple one - but one which I see (and hear) used incorrectly all the time - and that is bought and brought. Brought is the past tense of bring, so there is an element of movement involved - she brought her dog along to the meeting or she really brought something to the discussion. Bought is the past tense of buy (and nothing else) - you have to have paid money to have bought something.

02.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 10 - hone and home. I heard someone on the TV news the other day say 'hone in on' but it should be 'home in on', as in guided missiles or aircraft. Hone is to improve by careful attention as in, hone one's skills (hone also means to sharpen). Happy Friday!



01.01.2022 Word Warrior Week 3 - principal and principle - very often mixed up. Principal - as in principal of a school, or the principal (or main) reason for doing something - think 'numero uno' or A (first letter of alphabet). Principle - as in, a man of great principle, or, it was the principle of the matter.

01.01.2022 This interesting website helps people publish their books and is run by local girl Pagan Malcolm. And she mentions my book The 10 Paragraph Press Release when talking about useful sources to help with press releases - thanks Pagan!

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