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

  • loose vs. lose
  • then vs. than
  • were vs. where
  • unmagical@lemmy.ml
    4·
    15 hours ago
    • Guarantee
    • it(')s

    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”
    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      8 hours ago

      It’s and its annoy me because they both make sense for possessive. The only thing that really made me feel better is thinking of it’s like his and hers. His and hers doesn’t have an apostrophe.