In volumes I through III of this series, we focused on learning some grammar tricks, but today we’re going to polish up our spelling. (Although this is also just a little lesson on grammar in and of itself: Spelling and grammar are NOT the same. So, next time you correct someone’s spelling and you get called the grammar police, you can point out that you are, in fact, the spelling police.)
And speaking of social media, this is where I most often find the errors below. And while social media is supposed to be fun, as we all know, sometimes we take it pretty seriously. No matter where your writing shows up, if you want to write like you know what you’re doing, here are some tips for how to remember the right way to spell these words.