Can you believe how many people say “Matchbock cars” as if “Matchbox” is plural?
The most commonly misspelled word in the English language, believe it or not, is Misspelled. Just remember that the prefix mis + the word spelled = mis spelled. Regardless of circumstances, there is no such word as “irregardless.” There, they’re and their – These are three words that sound the same but are often incorrectly interchanged in writing. So, to set the record straight: There is as opposed to here, as in “There you go.” They’re is a contraction of they are, as in “They’re here.” Their is the possessive form of they or them, as in “Their appearance at the toy show created quite a stir.” To or too – You, too, might be one of too many people who are apt to misuse these words, proof that the simplest words are sometimes the hardest ones to catch.
