For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.

  • loose vs. lose
  • then vs. than
  • were vs. where
  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

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

    • unmagical@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days 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.”
    • Asafum@feddit.nl
      3·
      2 days 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.