access, excess, and assess

access: (n) a way or means to approach; the the state of being approachable
(v) to make contact with; to locate

excess: (n) going beyond what is considered customary or proper; to the extreme; immoderate indulgence; a surplus
(adj) more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified; extra

(v) to dismiss, demote, transfer

assess: to determine, estimate or judge the value or character; evaluate

Fortunately, I have access to the internet and other informational tools that allow me to assess the excess use of incorrect verbiage.

dialogue and dialog

dialogue: an exchange of ideas or opinions between two or more persons, parties or groups in different contextes including that of literary works, politics, religion; overall conversations

dialog: accepted misspelling of dialogue 

Just sayin'..

affect and effect

affect: to act upon or influence; alter

effect: a result

My accent was not, in effect, affected by the southerners around me. 

since, sense, scents, cents, cense and sence

since: ago, before now; from a past time to the present

sense: a feeling or perception; a faculty or function of the mind

scents: odors or smells

cents: monetary units 

cense: to perfume with incense

and just for good measure..
sence: slang for marijuana

Since I used my last cents to purchase sence, I can't afford to cense the scents. I sense this may be a problem.

Know Yore Language: anon

1. in a short time
2. at another time
3. archaic: at once, immediately 

envision and invision

envision: to picture mentally

invision: the want of vision or of the power of seeing

I invision the power of envision. 

then and than

then: used as a time marker or with a sequence of events
(Put your socks on first, then your shoes.)

than: used in comparative statements
(But my socks are cuter than my shoes!)

are and our

are: present tense for "to be"

our: an adjective and the possessive form of "we"


You are welcome to visit our home. 

of and have

of: preposition; used to indicate distance, origin, contents

have: verb; to possess, to receive, to experience, to hold in mind

"I would of wanted to go, but no one asked me" should be "I would have wanted to go, but no one asked me." 

Think of it this way.. if we were to use a contraction in this sentence, it would become "I would've wanted to go, but no one asked me." Would've = would+ have. Simple stuff, people. Can we please stop using "of" where "have" should be? Please??

threw and through

threw: to propel something, to push or force something

through: moving inside and out the other side, continuing to the final destination

I threw the ball through a hole in the fence.

onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia
(I just learned this one! It's pronounced like on-o-mato-pia)

The naming of a thing or action with a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it;
as in, 
"There's a word for that?!"
"Mmmhmm. There sure is!" 
(note "mmhmm")

Other words that are onomatopoeic would be buzz or hiss. 
Can you come up with any yourself?

your and you're

your: possessive form of you


you're: contraction of "you are"


They have completely different meanings! If you have issues with this one, replace the word with "you are" in your head. If it fits, then use "you're" instead of "your."


Let's look at the sentence I just wrote, "In your head." Would that make any sense at all if I had written "In you're head"? No! That is pretty much the same as saying "In you are head" which sounds like something a crazy person would say (or something to say to a crazy person). 


We can look at the use of "your" in much the same way. To say, "Your beautiful" is basically stating that the person you are talking to owns something beautiful.. or something! I don't know! It makes no sense! Look:


"Your beautiful."
"My beautiful what?!"


It should be "You're beautiful" which equals "You are beautiful."


Your lack in using words correctly makes you appear as if you're crazy! See what I did there? :)


One more..


yore: of times past.


THERE YOU GO. My longest Know Your Language post ever (take note it is not "Know You're Language" which would still work, but have a completely different meaning!)