spelling and punctuation

Commas, Semi Colons, and Colons: A Comparison

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Many people are confused by punctuation marks, especially with the differences between the comma, semi colon, and colon. Although each punctuation mark has numerous rules associated with its use, it’s not hard to get to grips with the basics.

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Know the difference between to, too and two

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One confusing set of homonyms involves to, too, and two. A clearer understanding can prevent numerous little editing errors and allow your readers to understand your ideas better.

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Get to know the difference between “There’s” and “Theirs”

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The homonyms of there’s and theirs sometimes cause problems for writers. There’s is the contraction for there is The apostrophe is the clue that this word is a contraction because the apostrophe replaces the i in is. Theirs is the plural of the possessive pronoun Their.

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There, Their, and They’re

Get to know the difference between there, their and they’re – or you’ll end up sounding like an illiterate and complete fool.

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The difference between it’s and its

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Guest post: One of the most frequent errors made with homonyms (words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things) is the issue of using it’s and its.

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