Victoria Langford

If you’ve ever paused before typing a sentence and wondered about comment vs coment you’re not alone. The correct spelling is comment with two m’s. Coment is not the standard English spelling. The confusion usually comes from pronunciation. When people say the word quickly the two m sounds can blend together. That makes it easy … Read more

If you’re unsure about coachs or coaches, the correct plural form is coaches. The spelling coachs is incorrect in standard English. The confusion usually comes from a common plural spelling pattern. Many English nouns form their plural by adding s to the singular word. For example, coach might look like a word that simply needs … Read more

If you’ve ever typed clutz or klutz and stopped to wonder which spelling belongs in your sentence you’re not alone. The two forms look almost identical and both appear in English writing. However there’s a clear preferred spelling in standard modern English. Klutz is the standard and widely recognized spelling. It means a clumsy person … Read more

If you’re confused about click or clique you’re dealing with two real English words rather than one correct spelling and one simple typo. The key difference is meaning. Click commonly refers to pressing something or making a short sharp sound. It can also describe an instant connection between people. Clique refers to a small exclusive … Read more

If you’ve ever stopped while writing and wondered if you should use cleverer vs more clever you’re dealing with a real feature of English grammar. Both forms are correct. Neither one is a misspelling. The difference comes from how English forms comparative adjectives and how a sentence sounds when you say it aloud. The adjective … Read more

Christmases or Christmass can cause confusion because Christmas already ends with the letter s and the older history of the word makes the extra s look tempting. If you are talking about several Christmas celebrations then Christmases is the standard modern plural form. If you are talking about one celebration then the correct word is … Read more

catchup or catch up can look like a tiny spelling question but it causes plenty of confusion in everyday English. You may see people write the two words as one word and wonder if that form is acceptable. The direct answer is simple. Catch up is the standard verb form when you mean to reach … Read more

Spelling mistakes often happen with words that sound perfectly natural when we say them aloud. Atleast or at least is a good example. You may type the two words together without even noticing the mistake. The correct form is at least. It is always written as two separate words in standard English. Atleast is a … Read more

Choosing or chosing is a common spelling question because the verb looks simple until you add the ending. The correct spelling is choosing. Chosing is a misspelling and isn’t accepted in standard English. The confusion comes from the spelling of the base verb choose. When you add the ending ing you might expect to keep … Read more