Talk about boring--common, average, ordinary, regular...
Common, screw that!
Let's get you standing out from the crowd of misuse, which can hinder your image and impressions!
There - over freakin' there!
Their - they freakin' own it! It's theirs!
They're - a goddam contraction of they are!!!
Your - I'll personally revoke your Netflix if you use this one incorrectly
You're - a contraction of you are, goddamit!
Where - where is the bottle of vodka?
Wear - I'm going to wear my vomit after that bottle of vodka!
We're - a contraction of we are!
Were - we were having a grand time until we reached the bottom of the vodka!
Ok, I'm calming down now. Here's a couple of others without the passionate rant:
Affect - impact or change
Effect - end result
If in doubt, reword the sentence to avoid using!
That - to indicate a specific object, item, person, etc.
Which - to add info to objects, items, people, etc.
Stationary - not moving
Stationery - all of the pretty things at Officeworks
Hole - there's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza
Whole - he's got the whole world in his hands
Compliment - give praise
Complement - completes something or goes well with
Ton - imperial, non-metric, no exact amount
Tonne - metric equivalent
Bonus tip:
Acronyms - pronounce as word
Initialisms - pronounce the letters
Stand tall and stand out!
Lisa
May your copy be kick-ass,
