Stent / Stint

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: STENT / STINT The […]

Stationary / Stationery

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: STATIONARY / STATIONERY Stationary […]

Sleight / Slight

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SLEIGHT / SLIGHT   These […]

Single / Singular

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SINGLE / SINGULAR These […]

Shrank / Shrunk

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SHRANK / SHRUNK Far […]

Segue / Segway

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SEGUE / SEGWAY You […]

Set / Sit

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SET / SIT Despite […]

Sank / Sunk

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: SANK / SUNK Far […]

Riffle / Rifle

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: RIFFLE / RIFLE We […]

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie — Not Lay

Ever heard the expression “let sleeping dogs lie”? Everyone I’ve ever known to say or write that sentence seemed perfectly willing to let sleeping dogs […]