Donut Loose You're Mind over Commonly Confused Words

You might devise a scheme to sell a device, or advise a friend to seek better advice. You can lose a bet and loosen a tie, lay down the law and lie down to die.

These familiar nouns and verbs are among the many words in English that are often confused because of similarities in sound, spelling, or meaning. Does a speaker imply and a listener infer--or is it the other way around? Are fewer people reading these days, or is it less? And who's (or whose?) reading what, and what did people read formerly (or is that formally)?

There's really no need to lose your mind over these commonly confused words. Our advice (not advise) is to check out the examples, definitions, and exercises at Choosing the Correct Word. Then proceed (not precede) to the Review Quiz.

It's (not Its) all a lot (never alot) easier than (not then) you might think.