Today’s Homonym Hump Day pairing could be considered a trick – at least for anyone lacking in grammar as much as I am. The reality is this ISN’T a homonym – it’s just sloppy slang. According to Grammarly.com Everytime should be written as two separate words: every time.“While some compound words like everywhere and everyone have become commonplace in the English language everytime is not … Read more…
Ah, my good old friend, embarassment. I know the definitions of these three, so why then, during an editing pass did I have to go out and look this one up? In this case I turned to Grammar Girl to set me straight. it was interesting to read that some may suggest all three words are interchangeable, … Read more…
I can remember going back and forth on this one when I wrote Start from the Beginning and the storm blew in off the lake. There’s a big difference between a flash of electrical discharge and lessening someone’s burden. Still, I kept wanting to stick that “e” in there. Do you have a pet word that even … Read more…
This set of homonyms is one I didn’t think I had difficulty with. Then I realized it’s simply because I don’t use them that often in my work. A good review of the definitions over at Ginger Software made sure I’ll keep them straight in the future. Following a rather rambling train of thought after I … Read more…
Now this is a fun series, and one that makes me think I must immediately use at least one of them in my next scene. But it isn’t one I seem to have too much trouble with when writing. Perhaps this one is easier because the definitions of the words are so different? When’s the … Read more…
Wow. Today’s homonym is one I’m not sure I’ll ever remember correctly. Here’s a case where I’ve almost given up hope Mrs. Wolf’s mantra of “if you write it down you’ll retain it” will work. But maybe her other advice to second graders – “practice makes perfect” will finally help this sink in. In my … Read more…
Sometimes I think one of the main joys of being an author is the opportunity to learn new things. In Drive Me Home , Eric Moss takes a job as a limousine driver. But does he work for Discreet Limousine? Or Discrete Limousine? The totally different definitions for this homonym found at Vocabulary.com made for an easy choice between the … Read more…
Here’s a set of words I have to look up Every.Single.Time. You’d think I’d get it by now. But every time I get deep in edits I always twist myself around on this pair and end up second guessing my choices. Let me pause and send a big kiss to anyone who ever had to … Read more…
Let’s jump right in with a homonym I never gave much thought to until it popped up in my rewrite of Third Times the Charm (for those with a wondering bent – I’m *this* close to having this sucker finished). As Nick and John struggle to save John’s contractors from the collapsed building site, I must ask … Read more…
Howdy y’all. Welcome to a new feature I’m calling Homonym Hump Day. First I should check that it actually is Wednesday … it is, right? Wonderful. What is this new feature on the blog? As you can guess from the catchy post name every Wednesday I’m going to share homonyms I come across in my weekly writing. Simple, … Read more…