example of commonly misused words :
1. (Your, You're ) = You're is a contraction of "you are", and your is a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to you".
- When driving, always wear your seatbelt.
- Standard: If you're going out, please be home by ten o'clock.
2. (adverse, averse) = Adverse means unfavorable, contrary or hostile. Averse means having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, or repugnance. Merriam-Webster notes that adverse is commonly used as an attributive adjective (before the noun), while "averse" is rarely used in this situation.
- They sailed despite adverse weather conditions.
- He was averse to taking his medicine .
3. ( effect, affect) = An Effect is a result, Affect usually means to alter.Effect can also be a verb that means "to cause (something) to be", while affect as a noun has technical meanings in psychology, music, and aesthetic theory: an emotion or subjectively experienced feeling.
- Temperature has an effect on reaction spontaneity.
- He seemed completely devoid of affect.
- The aesthetics of the building were beautiful.
- Some religions support ascetic practices.
- I like pizza more than lasagna.
- We ate dinner, then went to the movies.
There are words that cause problems when the speaker is not able to distinguish between them. They are similiar in meaning or pronounciation but can not be used interchangeably.
1. (Remind, remember) = Remind to cause a person to remember, cause (a person) to think of (someone or something) and Remember to recall to the mind with effort; think of again.
- Remind me to return this book to the library.
- I remember to lock the door.
- He needs to do his homework.
- Don’t forget to make a list.
- I have a good idea.
- She is writing a book very well.
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- He brings me flowers every week.
- He always takes his brother to hockey games.
http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php
http://english-problems.blogspot.co.id/2012/04/confusingly-related-verbs.html?m=1
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/confusing-verbs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_commonly_misused_English_words