Word Confusion: Tool vs Tule vs Tulle
Anyone who wades through a tule field or wants to sew with tulle will need a tool to cope with either of these word confusions from KD Did It.
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Word Confusion: Dredge versus Drudge
Most writers view proofreading as drudge work as they dredge through the morass of words in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: For- versus Fore-
Be fore- is in front while for- is detrimental in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Gibe vs Jibe vs Jive . . . and a Gybe
Don’t gibe at me. I’m doing my best to gybe and jibe my editorial boat around this post. And I ain’t jiving, man, in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Swat versus Swot
Proofreading will become simpler for self-editing writers if they swot up on frequently confused words and swat them out of their vocabularies in this Word Confusion.
Word Confusion: Gel versus Jell
Self-editing writers have to do more than gel their story through the jelling process, because a writer wants more than a gel for their readers in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Supposably versus Supposedly
Supposably the self-editing writer should be positive. Then again, supposedly, editing can be a negative experience in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Fathom versus Phantom
The phantom couldn’t fathom why he was still trying to proofread his manuscript in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Slay vs Sleigh vs Sley
Books that haven’t been proofread slay me and not in a good way. Like a weaver, sley into that text and sleigh away in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Beside versus Besides
Besides, it’s not obvious what changes were made in the manuscript unless the different versions are beside each other in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.