Spelling questions from the GrammarBrain community.
I’m working on a project with colleagues from both the UK and the US, and I keep second guessing my spelling choices! For example, I wrote “colour” in one docu…
I'm editing an essay and keep getting tripped up by words that have letters we don't pronounce, like 'knight' or 'debt.' For example, I wrote, 'The knight rode…
I keep getting confused by English words that sound the same but have different spellings. For example, when I write sentences like "Their going to the store" …
I’m writing an essay for my English class, but I keep getting mixed up with there, their, and they’re. For example, I wrote: "Their going to the park later," a…
I keep getting confused about when to use 'your' and 'you’re', especially when I write emails for work. For example, is it correct to write 'Your going to love…
I'm editing an essay and noticed something odd with adverbs. Sometimes, when I add ' ly', it totally changes the meaning, but other times it just makes it an a…
I'm having trouble understanding why some English words are spelled so differently from how they are pronounced. For example, I recently came across the words …