For me common spelling mistakes include confusing some of these word pairs.

  • loose vs. lose
  • then vs. than
  • were vs. where
  • unmagical@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago
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    For the pairs you mentioned this might help:

    • “loose” is a loose word, it’s extra “o” makes it lanky, but “lose” lost an “o”
    • “then” is a reply to “when” and is spelt similarly rather “than” the comparison word
    • “where” is a question answered by “here;” “was” has no “h” and neither does “were”