14 Nov 2015: More things I’ve probably done wrong. Have you?

No one is perfect.

At one point or another we’ve all made mistakes. Below are a few things I’ve probably spelled wrong or misused in my haste to extricate my novels from my head.

I’ve messed this first one up a few times. Stupid spell check won’t catch it. Had to wait until my kindle read it back to me to hear the error of my ways.

Vicious: She’s spreading vicious lies about you.
Viscous: Viscous oil doesn’t drain well from my car.
Underway: This is a nautical term for a ship that is not tethered to anything.
Under way: meaning in motion. The project, which had been underway for a few months, was anticipated to end soon.
Waive: Like an idiot, he waived his right to a jury trial.
Wave: She waved her hand good-bye.

waive wave

Troop: A group of people, animals or things. A troop of girls scouts hounded me for hours to buy their cookies.
Troupe: This is a cast of touring performers. The dance troupe was horrible and I was amazed anyone came to see them.
Throes: They were lost in the throes of passion.
Throws: Donald throws the ball at Goofy with malice.
There’re! Ok, when I saw this, maybe my education was REALLY bad, but I don’t think I’ve ever used this variation of there. But apparently you can contract here are. There’re two reasons why I should kill you right now.
Tact: It’s a sensitivity to what is appropriate when dealing with others. She fired him with tact.
Tack: Another nautical term meaning a course. The best tact was to wait until sundown to kill him. It’s also like a thumb tack.
T-Shirt: Seems you’re always supposed to spell it out this way “T-Shirt” with a capital T because when lain flat it looks like a capital T.
Stationary: When she broke his heart, he stood stationary.
Stationery: Staple sells stationery for writing letters to your mother.