Commonly Confused Words

ALLOWED / ALOUD

Allowed means "permitted."

Aloud means "in a speaking voice."

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AFFECT / EFFECT

Affect is a verb meaning "to influence."

Effect is a noun meaning "the result."

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THEN / THAN

Then tells when.

Than is used in comparison.

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WHO'S / WHOSE

Who's is the contraction for "who is."

Whose shows or asks about ownership.

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THERE / THEIR / THEY'RE

There tells where.

Their shows ownership.

They're is the contraction for "they are."

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LOSE / LOOSE

Lose is a verb that means to misplace.

Loose is an adjective that means weak or not fitted.

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TO / TOO / TWO

To indicates a direction.

Too means in addition or also.

Two is a number.