Tricks for Week Six

I'll be honest, a lot of the English Language confuses me. I'm not trying to be a "Negative Nancy," but there are so many words that sound the same or similar. There are also a lot of words that are spelled the same or similar, and some words that I personally think shouldn't exist. However, all of the complaining in the world won't help me get rid of the English language, so I have figured out a few tactics to help me remember confusing words.

Principle or Principal?
I remember the difference between these two words by thinking of princi(pal) as a pal. For example, "The principal of my school is so understanding, I'd consider him one of my pals." You cannot use principle in that context because a principle is a fundamental truth or proposition. If you can remember the "Pal Rule" you will always know which word applies.

Among or Between?
I remember the difference between among and between by one simple trick. When I think of betw(ee)n I think of the two E's in a row and remember you use betw(ee)n when there is two of something. As long as you can remember that, you will always use among when there are more than two of something. For example, "He split the money betw(ee)n his son and his daughter."

An editing error I found this week was small, but I thought I'd shine a light on it. In the paragraph below, found on YumUniverse.com, I would change "Netflix binge on the couch" to "binging Netflix on the couch." This would create consistency throughout the sentence.