Spell check doesn’t necessarily catch words that are spelled correctly but chosen incorrectly. Here’s a list of some of the most common I’ve found in my editing experience. (Written in a certain vein, because vampires need proper grammar too.)<\/p>\n
accept\/except:<\/span><\/p>\n Of course I’ll accept <\/em>(agree with, allow) your tongue at my throat. <\/em>After the summer drought, I thirst for everything except <\/em>(excluding, omitting) the thought of your departure.<\/em><\/p>\n affect\/effect:<\/span><\/p>\n What will be the effect <\/em>(result)\u00a0o<\/em>f this dry, hot summer? More than these lost barley rows, the drought will affect<\/em> (influence\/cause a response)\u00a0the substance of my blood, my ability to quench your constant need.<\/p>\n (Usually, \u201ceffect\u201d is the noun, and \u201caffect\u201d is the verb; however, \u201ceffect\u201d is sometimes used as a verb, as in, The drought effected<\/em> (to bring about)\u00a0great change in my body.<\/em> And sometimes \u201caffect\u201d can be used as a noun, as in, He affected <\/em>(assumed) a wry humor that belied his concern at the loss of blood.<\/em>)<\/p>\n capitol\/capital:<\/strong><\/p>\n On the stairs of the old capitol<\/em> (the building only), we waited for the sun to rise over the state\u2019s capital <\/em>(town or city holding government), <\/em>and for a moment, we forgot our impending death, content with the joy of last night\u2019s\u00a0capital<\/em> (financial assets)\u00a0blood gains.<\/em><\/p>\n ensure\/insure:<\/span><\/p>\n If she were to acquiesce to his demand, Emily would first ensure<\/em> (make certain) the well-being of her family and insist the vampire\u00a0insure<\/em> (plan money payment for loss) her against the loss of her royal blood.<\/p>\n farther\/further:<\/span><\/p>\n I will not go one step farther<\/em> (physical distance)\u00a0if you speak any further<\/em> (abstract quantity)\u00a0about my own lust being greater than yours; we are the same.<\/p>\n its\/it\u2019s:<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s <\/em>(it is)\u00a0the memory of sun on new green leaves and its <\/em>(possessive\/belonging to) bright heat on the farmhouse porch that keeps me at the window past dawn’s torturous waking.<\/p>\n lightning\/lightening:<\/span><\/p>\n Although the heavy storm clouds were lightening<\/em> (lesser in weight) <\/em>beyond his black cape blowing, the horizon sparked with\u00a0lightning<\/em> (electrical force).<\/p>\n principle\/principal:<\/span><\/p>\n The principal<\/em> (main, foremost) goal of our midnight meeting was to establish the\u00a0principles<\/em> (rule, truth) by which our passion could be sated without offending the now sterile\u00a0principal <\/em>(chief person, head) of our vampire coven.<\/p>\n proceed\/precede:<\/span><\/p>\n The wedding party will precede<\/em> (to go or come before)\u00a0the vampire bride, who will then proceed <\/em>(to go on or move forward)\u00a0into the reception hall to taste the guests.<\/p>\n stationary\/stationery:<\/span><\/p>\n Before composing my letters of consolation on this vibrant green stationery<\/em> (writing paper), <\/em>I must find a table more stationary <\/em>(motionless, unmoving)\u00a0than these skeletal remains of my month-long feast.<\/p>\n their\/there\/they\u2019re:<\/span><\/p>\n They\u2019re <\/em>(they are) forever dancing up there <\/em>(in a place),<\/em> all these black and starless nights,\u00a0in their <\/em>(possessive, belonging to) translucent\u00a0skin and ghostly gauze dress.<\/p>\n who\u2019s\/whose:<\/span><\/p>\n I hope that the vampire who\u2019s <\/em>(who is) dancing above my ceiling knows whose<\/em> (possessive, belonging to) black heels and heart have danced there once too.<\/p>\n you\u2019re\/your:<\/span><\/p>\n With all these rules you devise for self-protection, you\u2019re<\/em> (you are) still left no choice but to follow what\u00a0most ignites your <\/em>(possessive, belonging to you)\u00a0absolute and undeniable need.<\/p>\n Spell check doesn’t necessarily catch words that are spelled correctly but chosen incorrectly. Here’s a list of some of the most common I’ve found in my editing experience. (Written in a certain vein, because vampires need proper grammar too.) accept\/except: Of course I’ll accept (agree with, allow) your tongue at my throat. After the summer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2,16,22,26,38,46],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-affect","tag-effect","tag-grammar","tag-misused-words","tag-spelling","tag-vampires"],"yoast_head":"\n
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