Not too many homophones trip me up, but one set consistently seems to.
Homophones? you ask.
Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and/or mean different things. For example: to, too, two; or its, it’s; or all, awl. The list goes on and on. The one that has often sent me to the dictionary to double-check is this set: palate, pallet, palette.
This morning, over at Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty’s “Quick & Dirty Tips” website, she offers some tricks to keep the three straight. Very helpful! Read the rest of this entry »
