Commonly Confused Words

In written language, there are lots of words that can be easily confused. Some of the most common ones are words like "too" and "to" or "there", "their", and "they're". You can easily learn proper usage by studying and applying a few simple usage rules with these special cases. There are other commonly confused words whose rules may be a bit more difficult to grasp, like "inquiry" versus "enquiry". Below you'll find a list of the most commonly confused words, and simple rules to help reinforce proper usage. If you just spend a little time studying these, you'll avoid many common writing mistakes!