The two words I seem to confuse the most in my writing are “hear” and “here.” This is an example of how to properly use these two words: You might hear a sound as you walk to the driveway over here. Hear is what people listen to with their ears. Here is a place, point or spot to be, rather than “there.” I confuse this homophone pair when I am typing fast. I use “here” more than “hear,” so “here” is the word I type. I usually notice my mistake quickly. I remember the difference by thinking about how “here” and “there” are similar in spelling and both relate to distance.
I know the Las Vegas shooting is hard to talk about, but I am going to discuss this Facebook post because it is related to what we are learning about this week:
One of my Facebook friends posted this. I have seen her use “prey” instead of “pray” before. I was very confused the first time she used “prey” because “prey” and “pray” worked in the context. In the post above, “prey” and “preying” take power away from her message. I had to reread the post because I got distracted by this pair of homophones. It is a shame that the photo did not help her fix her spelling.
That's too bad that your friend didn't notice the correct spelling in the photo, that definitely changes the entire message. I think the key is slowing down our writing and actually reading out loud what we're saying.
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ReplyDeleteHomophones are they our friend or foe? They are very tricky as I mentioned in my post I had to second guess some of my answers on the test. Just when we think we understand them they are used in a different context and makes us rethink our answer.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
I agree that choosing the incorrect word can change the whole meaning of a sentence. It's so important to always be cautious of similar words.
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