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What is a typical spelling mistake you make? (lemy.lol)
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For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.

  • loose vs. lose
  • then vs. than
  • were vs. where
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's only very recently that I learned I've been using the wrong then/than and effect/affect most of the time.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    • "When?" > "Then!"
      • Rather than the alternative
    • Cause and effect
      • When deciding which to use for a verb:
        • Effect causes an entire result; "A discarded cigarette effected the forest fire"
        • Affect alters part of the result; "Human behaviors affect climate change."
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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    What kinda helped me was thinking of then as relative to time and than was associated with math so it helped recognize how it related to concepts differently lol

    Effect I just think of "special effects" and so I know the other is the one related to an impact.

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