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Clarifying Commonly Confused Words

commonly confused words

Sometimes it's easy to use the wrong term. Catching these kinds of errors will not only make you a better writer, it'll help your editor too. You know what you're trying to say, but your reader needs to be on the same page. This page contains cards explaining some commonly confused words. Be sure to bookmark it or Pin them to your writing Pinterest board!

This list is in no particular order. If you're looking for a certain word, you can use the Find feature 

on your computer by pressing  ctrl+f and then typing your word in the box that appears. 

someday or some day
someday or some day
everyday or every day
everyday or every day

anytime or any time
anytime or any time
sometime or some time
sometime or some time

sometime or some time
altogether or all together
awhile or a while
awhile or a while

Story organization with no wasted planner space.
Utilize every page, no matter what is going on in your world.

✍️ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛


adopted or adoptive
adopted or adoptive
desert or dessert
desert or dessert

affect or effect
affect or effect
conscience or conscious
conscience or conscious

passed or past
passed or past
stomp or stamp
stomp or stamp

Story organization with no wasted planner space.
Utilize every page, no matter what is going on in your world.

✍️ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛


assume or presume
assume or presume
avert or divert
avert or divert

unexplainable or inexplicable
unexplainable or inexplicable
prosecute or persecute
prosecute or persecute

hung or hanged
hung or hanged
imminent or eminent
imminent or eminent

If you have a pair of commonly confused words that you'd like to see added to the list, send me an email!