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The 20 Most Commonly Confused Word Pairs in America, According to Google Data
If you’ve ever Googled any of these words to figure out the difference between them, you are far from alone. Everyone has their bugbears when it comes to language and spelling. But of all the English language’s possible sources of difficulty, easily confused and muddled word pairs—from there and their to e.g. and i.e.—surely rank among the most troublesome. Now, a new analysis by language learning website Preply has uncovered exactly which word pairs have Americans the most perplexed.
And the Top 20 Trickiest Word Pairs Are …
See the full breakdown below.
Affect and Effect: 1,026,100 monthly Google searches
Breath and Breathe: 157,000 monthly Google searches
Ensure and Insure: 105,200 monthly Google searches
e.g. and i.e.: 100,600 monthly Google searches
Principal and Principle: 82,900 monthly Google searches
It’s and Its: 72,680 monthly Google searches
Who’s and Whose: 72,540 monthly Google searches
Lose and Loose: 68,380 monthly Google searches
Than and Then: 61,100 monthly Google searches
To and Too: 57,800 monthly Google searches
Criteria and Criterion: 54,670 monthly Google searches
Desert and Dessert: 36,720 monthly Google searches
Lay and Lie: 35,770 monthly Google searches
Emigration and Immigration: 35,000 monthly Google searches
Woman and Women: 32,390 monthly Google searches
You’re and Your: 31,400 monthly Google searches
Their and There: 28,100 monthly Google searches
Past and Passed: 27,030 monthly Google searches
Either and Neither: 21,010 monthly Google searches
Cue and Queue: 20,020 monthly Google searches
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“A couple recently got married on a roller coaster at a Massachusetts amusement park while their
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Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes
Three guys are debating which of their native languages is the most pleasing to the ear.
The Italian says, “Consider the phrase, ‘I love you.’ In Italian, it is: ‘Ti amo’. What a lovely sound!”
The French guy says, “True, but in French it is ‘Je t’adore’. An even more beautiful sound!”
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Tuesday*’s’ Movie Trivia of the day! 😥😥
This movie is set during a high school graduation party, this teen romantic comedy follows various students as they navigate crushes, friendships, and personal revelations. The story centers on a shy writer determined to confess his feelings before the night ends.
Answer: Can’t Hardly Wait!
Wednesdays Movie Trivia of the day!
In the story, a top police negotiator (Jackson) is accused of corruption and murder. To clear his name, he takes hostages and demands to speak with another skilled negotiator (Spacey), sparking a tense standoff that uncovers a deeper conspiracy within the department.
Tuesday’s Quizzler is….
Answer the clues with a pair of rhyming words.
(plump feline = fat cat)
- Moby Dick fan letter
- Stream cove
- Medieval soldier competition
- Extra couple
- Metal drain plug
ANSWER: 1. Whale mail
- Brook nook
- Knight fight
- Spare pair
- Copper stopper
Wednesday’s Quizzler is….😎😎
See if you can figure out these words using the clues listed below. Each word ends with “BOARD”.
Please note that numbers 4 and 5 are two separate words. Have fun!
1) Used with telephones
2) A place to advertise
3) Right-side of ship
4) Found around water
5) Old-time cars had two
6) Computers need them
7) College professor’s headgear
8) Used in the Old West
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