Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them:
APPRAISE / APPRISE / APPRIZE
The verb appraise means evaluate or set a value on while apprise means inform or give notice. Our third verb, apprize, means value or appreciate but is seldom used nowadays, which explains why it may not be included in your spell-checker.
INCORRECT: I want to have a jeweler apprise the value of the diamond in this ring before I sell it.
CORRECT: I want to have a jeweler appraise the value of the diamond in this ring before I sell it.
INCORRECT: Please appraise me of your vacation dates once they are finalized.
CORRECT: Please apprise me of your vacation dates once they are finalized.
INCORRECT: One should apprise art for its own sake rather than for any practical value it may have.
CORRECT: One should apprize art for its own sake rather than for any practical value it may have.
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