Easy mistakes to make

Easy mistakes to make

Some words may sound the same, but, if you alter just one letter or two – they have a different meaning. It’s no wonder that we see these used incorrectly, even within mainstream news, media and print.

• Is it alright or all right?
• Is it altogether or all together?
• Is it complementary or complimentary?
• Is it disc or disk?
• Is it distinct or distinctive?
• Is it effect or affect?
• Is it enquiry or inquiry?
• Is it every day or everyday?
• Is it faint or feint?
• Is it flammable or inflammable?
• Is it formally or formerly?
• Is it imply or infer?
• Is it its or it’s?
• Is it learned or learnt?
• Is it license or licence?
• Is it long term or long-term?
• Is it marinade or marinate?
• Is it practise or practice?
• Is it program or programme?
• Is it recover or re-cover?
• Is it recreate or re-create?
• Is it reenforce or re-enforce?
• Is it reform or re-form?
• Is it reinforce re-inforce?
• Is it setup, set-up or set up?
• Is it thank you, thankyou or thank-you?
• Is it under way or underway?
• Is it vain, vane or vein?