payed | paid |
can not | cannot |
alot | a lot or many |
english, spanish, etc. | English, Spanish, etc. |
The man that lives next door… | The man who lives next door… |
there hats | their hats |
There not able to… | They are not able to…
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She should of given notice… | She should have given notice… |
They should have went… | They should have gone… |
Her injuries effected her balance… | Her injuries affected her balance… |
The sun's harmful affects on the body… | The sun's harmful effects on the body… |
My family emigrated to New York… | My family immigrated to New York… |
It is never alright to interrupt… | It is never all right to interrupt… |
Anyways, statistics show… | Anyway, statistics show… |
Its important to begin each day… | It's important to begin each day… |
When the car crashed, it's speed was… | When the car crashed, its speed was… |
The morale of the story… | The moral of the story… |
The moral of the troops was high… | The morale of the troops was high… |
They were suppose to accomplish… | They were supposed to accomplish… |
Life use to be easier… | Life used to be easier… |
The people asked theirselves… | The people asked themselves… |
Common confusion between plurals and possessives |
The German's invaded Poland… | The Germans invaded Poland |
The mans aim was to… | The man's aim was to… |
The childrens mother was absent… | The children's mother was absent… |
Their friends car was being repaired. | Their friends' car was being repaired. |