Here are discussions of commonly confused words.  Click on the words to go to a brief explanation of correct usage.

A / An     Affect / Effect     "Alot" / A lot     Altogether / All together     Amount / Number     Anxious / Eager     Anymore / Any more     Assure / Ensure / Insure     A while / Awhile     Blond / Blonde     Bring / Take     Cannot     Criterion / Criteria     Data     email / e-mail     Every day / Everyday     Farther / Further     Fewer / Less     Hopefully     Its / It's     Lead / Led     Lie / Lay / Lying / Laying     Media     None     Perspective / Prospective     Phenomenon / Phenomena     Principal / Principle     Simple / Simplistic     Their / There / They're     Then / Than     "Thru"     Use / Usage     Wary / Weary     Website / Web site / website     "Writting"     Words Ending in -gry

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