Laraine Anne Barker
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 1 of 6
By Laraine Anne Barker ACCEPT, EXCEPTNot commonly seen even from unpublished writers, who are probably familiar with the difference because they're all waiting for an acceptance!"We accept your invitation to your party, except for Bill,...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 6 of 6
SALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale")or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is partof a ship or boat.SELL, CELLSell is to exchange for money; cell is a small room.SCENE, SEENScene is...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 5 of 6
PASSED, PASTPassed is the past tense of pass. Past means a time that has gone. "Time passed and we all forgot the incident." "In times past it was the custom for women to wear hats in church."PEACE, PIECEPeace means the absence...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 4 of 6
LATER, LATTERLater means afterwards; latter is the second of two things."Later that day we went for a walk.""We have two choices. The latter is the more reliable, but the former would be cheaper."LAY, LAIDThis pair confuses...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 3 of 6
ELICIT, ILLICITElicit means to extract or draw out; illicit means not legal.EVERYONE, EVERY ONEEveryone means every person in a group; every one means each person and is always followed by "of"."Everyone needs to know how to...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 2 of 6
BAITED, BATEDBaited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the correct word is always bated:"She watched with bated breath."I've yet to read that someone "bated a...
Date Posted: February 04, 2002
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