Mia Broke

If you’ve ever hesitated between atheist vs athiest, you’re not alone. The two spellings look almost identical, yet only one is correct in standard English. The correct spelling is atheist, while athiest is a common misspelling. The confusion usually comes from the order of the vowels. When people hear the word pronounced, the “ei” sequence … Read more

If you’ve ever hesitated between acceptable vs aceptable, you’re not alone. The two spellings look almost identical, and the difference comes down to just one letter. Yet that small difference matters when you’re writing in English. The correct English spelling is acceptable. The spelling aceptable is not the standard English form. However, there’s an important … Read more

Have you ever typed “acquaintence” and wondered whether it looked right? You’re not alone. This spelling mistake happens because acquaintance contains several letters that don’t sound exactly the way they appear. The ending is especially easy to misremember. The good news is that the difference between acquaintance vs. acquaintence is straightforward once you see the … Read more