Frequently Confused/Misused Words and Phrases
ought not to of / must of / had of (have)
effect / affect
can / may
theirselves (themselves)
kind of
which / that / who / what (pronoun/antecedent connection)
they’re / their / there
to / two /too
lose / loose
use to (used to)
off of
sit / set
and etc.
good / well
try and (to)
less / fewer
capitol / capital
all ready / already
it’s / its
course / coarse
advice / advise
counsel / council
formally /formerly
quiet / quite
brake / break
then / than
all together / altogether
past / passed
you’re / your
moral / morale
peace / piece
principal / principle
stationery / stationary
plane / plain
compliment / complement
through / threw
bare / bear
chose/choose
“In the film Food Inc., it says that…”