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English Spelling and Pronunciation
Christopher Schimmel
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☆☆☆☆☆A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word, but has a different meaning, and often a different pronunciation.
Their and they're
When using a semicolon you put one space after the semicolon.
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A homophone .
Common nouns
Put an s on the end. Eg. orange goes to oranges
Con-trol
It was a cold windy day.
Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different spellings and different meanings.
bear, bare
to, two, too
raise, raze
due, do
pattern
A comma splice is such a comma, when it collects two independent clauses are connected by only a comma. The following example illustrates a comma splice: the job is hard, get some rest.
Abbreviate when you're sure your readers will know what the abbreviations stand for
When invited to a function you do not want to attend, you have several choices: say no, say you will think bout it, or say that you are otherwise engaged.
She was prevented from fleeing down the fire escape; the window at the top of the stairs was bolted shut.
To replace conjunctions and, or, but and to connect the main clauses in a compound sentence
That run down shack should be condemned.
I am filled with glee!
They're up to bat now.
