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I'm bad at spelling and grammar and I need to be constantly reminded of even simple things that will just not sink in, such as remembering the correct usage of lay and lie and were and was. Luckily, many others aren't that great at spelling and grammar either, so it's possible to get away with a lot, but there are some things even they will catch. We can seem smarter than we actually are by avoiding some of the more common mistakes because those are the ones most people will recognize (probably from being yelled at so much in school).
a - an
a lot < Correct
allot < Correct
alot < Wrong
accept - except
affect - effect
For those who only look up the psychiatric version of affect and claim that's the only way to use it, try to remember that affect has two different pronunciations and two different main meanings to go along with those pronunciations. Uh-fekt is different from af-ekt.
ahead of the curve < Correct
ahead of the curb < Wrong
all of a sudden < Correct
all of the sudden < Wrong
If you replace that mess with the word suddenly, you won't have to worry about it.
as well < Correct
aswell < Wrong
awhile - a while
barefaced lie < Correct
bald-faced lie < Correct
boldfaced lie < Wrong
bated breath < Correct
baited breath < Wrong
boughs of holly < Correct
balls of holly < Wrong
biding his time < Correct
biting his time < Wrong
bring - take
buck naked - butt naked
Why say either? If you were really butt naked, only your butt would be sticking out and that's called mooning. The word naked should be good enough by itself.
cool, calm, and collected < Correct
cool, calm, and collective < Wrong
champing at the bit < Correct
chomping at the bit < Wrong
chopping at the bit < Wrong
chicken pox < Correct
chicken pops < Wrong
chromosome < Correct
chromosone < Wrong
chromozone < Wrong
chromazone < Wrong
collard greens < Correct
colored greens < Wrong
common sense < Correct
command sense < Wrong
continual - continuous
could have < Correct
could of < Wrong
definitely < Correct
definally < Wrong
definately < Wrong
definantly < Wrong
definetly < Wrong
dependent - dependant
dog-eat-dog < Correct
doggy dog < Wrong
due to
duct tape < Correct
duck tape < Wrong
egg him on < Correct
edge him on < Wrong
farther - further
fathom < Correct
fantom < Wrong
phantom < Wrong
“I can't fathom” means that you can't understand. “I can't phantom” means that you need to look up the word phantom.
fetal position < Correct
fecal position < Wrong
You can try to get into the fecal position if you want, but you better do it in private so you won't get arrested.
fewer - less
for - four - fore
for all intents and purposes < Correct
for all intensive purposes < Wrong
fringe benefit < Correct
French benefit < Wrong
A French benefit is something that actually exists, but if you mean a generic additional benefit, then French benefit is wrong.
good - well
good riddance < Correct
good riddens < Wrong
guy wire < Correct
guide wire < Wrong
here - hear
in case < Correct
incase < Wrong
in fact < Correct
infact < Wrong
innocent bystanders < Correct
innocent bystandards < Wrong
it was a ruse < Correct
it was a rouge < Wrong
its - it's
jibe - jive
just - only
kind of - sort of
lay - lie
library < Correct
lieberry < Wrong
libary < Wrong
lose - loose (losing - loosing)
maybe - may be
moot point < Correct
mute point < Wrong
Morse code < Correct
Morris code < Wrong
nip it in the bud < Correct
nip it in the butt < Wrong
Please do not nip at my butt.
no one < Correct
noone < Wrong
It's two words, not one. Example: I saw no one at noon.
old wives' tale < Correct
old wise tale < Wrong
old wives' tail < Wrong
old rice trail < Wrong
onto - on to
Use onto when you mean “on top of.”
our - are
The word our as in "give us our freedom" sounds like the word hour. The word are as in "we are free" is pronounced like the letter R. That might help when deciding which word to use.
perimeter - parameter
If you mean the border, use perimeter. Searching along the border or the edge is searching the perimeter. Parameter is a mathematics and computer science term.
personal - personnel
If you're talking about people who work for an organization, use personnel.
Petri dish < Correct
peach tree dish < Wrong
You don't have to go to college to know what a Petri dish is. It also helps if you don't have the I.Q. of a potato.
precarious situation < Correct
precurious situation < Wrong
procurious situation < Wrong
probably < Correct
prolly < Wrong
probally < Wrong
probly < Wrong
regardless < Correct
irregardless < Wrong
rue the day < Correct
rule the day < Wrong
same < Correct
exact same < Wrong
Sanskrit < Correct (talking about the classical language)
Sandskrit < Wrong
Sanscript < Wrong
sense - since
sence < Wrong
separate the wheat from the chaff < Correct
separate the wheat from the shaft < Wrong
small in stature < Correct
small in statute < Wrong
small in statue < Wrong
Instead of saying small in stature, why not say small or short instead?
so - sew - sow
spend the night < Correct
spin the night < Wrong
state of the art < Correct
state of the ark < Wrong
Star Trek < Correct
Star Track < Wrong
statute of limitations < Correct
statue of limitations < Wrong
There might be a "statue of limitations" somewhere in the world that pigeons poop on daily, but you probably mean statute, not statue.
supposed to - used to
supposed to be < Correct
suppose to be < Wrong
so post to be < Wrong
expose to be < Wrong
exposed to be < Wrong
supposedly < Correct
supposably < Wrong
take it for granted < Correct
take it for granite < Wrong
than - then
their - there - they're
to - too - two
versus < Correct
vers < Wrong
verse < Wrong (if you mean “playing in opposition to.”)
verses < Wrong (if you mean “playing in opposition to.”)
waive your right < Correct
wave your right < Wrong
were - where - we're - wear
wheelbarrow < Correct
wheel barrel < Wrong
whose - who's
why do < Correct
tell me why < Correct
aware me on < Wrong
aware me about < Wrong
yeah - yea - yay
your - you're
Did you know that Trump's rushed experimental rona jab has less than one percent overall benefit? It also has many possible horrible side effects. Some brainwashed rona jab cultists claim that there are no victims of the jab, but person after person will post what the jab did to them, a friend, or a family member on web sites such as Facebook and Twitter and they'll be lucky if they don't get banned soon after. Posting the truth is “misinformation” don't you know. Awakened sheep might turn into lions, so powerful people will do just about anything to keep the sheep from waking up.
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Take a look at my page called The H Word and Beyond. You might also want to look at my page called Zinc and Quercetin. My sister and I have been taking those two supplements since summer of 2020 in the hopes that they would scare away the flu and other viruses (or at least make them less severe).
Some people appear to have a mental illness because they have a vitamin B deficiency. For example, the wife of a guy I used to chat with online had severe mood swings which seemed to be caused by food allergies or intolerances. She would became irrational, obnoxious, throw tantrums, and generally act like she had a mental illness. The horrid behavior stopped after she started taking a vitamin B complex. I've been taking Jarrow B-Right (#ad) for many years. It makes me much easier to live with.
Unfermented soy is bad! “When she stopped eating soy, the mental problems went away.” Fermented soy doesn't bother me, but the various versions of unfermented soy (soy flour, soybean oil, and so on) that are used in all kinds of products these days causes a negative mental health reaction in me that a vitamin B complex can't tame. The sinister encroachment of soy has made the careful reading of ingredients a necessity.
If you are overweight, have type II diabetes, or are worried about the condition of your heart, check out the videos by Ken D Berry, William Davis, and Ivor Cummins. It seems that most people should avoid wheat, not just those who have a wheat allergy or celiac disease. Check out these books: Undoctored (#ad), Wheat Belly (#ad), and Eat Rich, Live Long (#ad).
Negative ions are good for us. You might want to avoid positive ion generators and ozone generators. A plain old air cleaner is better than nothing, but one that produces negative ions makes the air in a room fresher and easier for me to breathe. It also helps to brighten my mood.
Never litter. Toss it in the trash or take it home. Do not throw it on the ground. Also remember that good people clean up after themselves at home, out in public, at a campsite and so on. Leave it better than you found it.
Climate Change Cash Grab = Bad
Seems like more people than ever finally care about water, land, and air pollution, but the climate change cash grab scam is designed to put more of your money into the bank accounts of greedy politicians. Those power-hungry schemers try to trick us with bad data and lies about overpopulation while pretending to be caring do-gooders. Trying to eliminate pollution is a good thing, but the carbon footprint of the average law-abiding human right now is actually making the planet greener instead of killing it.
Eliminating farms and ranches, eating bugs, getting locked down in 15-minute cities, owning nothing, using digital currency (with expiration dates) that is tied to your social credit score, and paying higher taxes will not make things better and “save the Earth.” All that stuff is part of an agenda that has nothing to do with making the world a better place for the average person. It's all about control, depopulation, and making things better for the ultra-rich. They just want enough peasants left alive to keep things running smoothly.
Watch these two YouTube videos for more information:
Charlie Robinson had some good advice about waking up normies (see the link to the video below). He said instead of verbally unloading or being nasty or acting like a bully, ask the person a question. Being nice and asking a question will help the person actually think about the subject.
Interesting videos:
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