Revised as of5 Jan 2023 I know . . . you’d think they were the same. What’s the big deal? Well, lemme tell ya, besides the fact that each time I read about a character who would tip toe in this story, I saw her, in my mind, tipping a toe up. I was really impressed she could make just one toe tip up. I’ve tried it. If I try to move a toe upward, they all go up, like a wave. Now with tiptoe I’m imagining that the character is either moving around on their tippy toes or they’re trying to move quietly. WARNING: I couldn’t find much in the way of definition for tip toe without it defaulting to tiptoe, so my example sentences are weird. Word Confusions . . . . . . started as my way of dealing with a professional frustration with properly spelled words that were out of context in manuscripts I was editing as well as books I was reviewing. It evolved into a sharing of information with y’all. I’m hoping you’ll share with us words that have been a bête noire for you from either end. If you found this post on […]