Comments on: Homophones: Weather and Whether

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:33:36 +0000

Hi Mireya, Those are clever tricks for remembering how to spell homophones!

By: mireya

mireya — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:19:59 +0000

some weather you can think of like i do w(ea+Rth)er(=earth) to remind you that of the weather on earth or hole i ryme it with mole because a mole makes a hole so thats how you do it some times things that have to do with the word.

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:56:39 +0000

Homophones are tricky, but if you take a few minutes to learn them, you’ll have them down in no time! Thanks for visiting and for commenting!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:40:33 +0000

Ah man, good tips. I had such a hard time with homophones when I started writing full time about two years ago.

I had all types of grammatical errors now that I think about it. It took hours upon hours of writing to develop my style and understanding of how writers produce great material. I’m going to have to bookmark your blog. I wish I would’ve found it when started writing

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:09:44 +0000

Hopefully we’ll see all the homophones mixed up less and less

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:05:29 +0000

A lot of people ask me about spell/grammar check. “But it’s highlighting this as if it’s wrong!” Word processing programs help, but they are not the final word on spelling or grammar, so we still have to learn to proof our own writing.

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:03:52 +0000

Thanks John. I’m glad you’re finding it helpful. Suggestions are always welcome!

By: Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:14:19 +0000

I love homophones! As a copyeditor, I come across this particular mistake quite often. Thanks to your helpful mnemonics, hopefully I’ll see it less and less. Rebecca Smiths last blog post..This post is the bee’s knees

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:08:39 +0000

There, their, and they're, plus, your and you're, are ones I have to look out for. So many people have become used to spell check that they forget to really read the words they've written. It's easy to get tripped up. Your post is very timely. LisaNewtons last blog post..Bike to Work Day – Pit Stops in Santa Monica

By: John

John — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:06:51 +0000

Melissa, This is a great site. Thanks for all of the helpful information and tips; I certainly need the help! Johns last blog post..Primitive Baptist Foot Washing

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:49:05 +0000

My language skills have always come from a visual place. I think it’s because I read so much as a small child that I tend to see words rather than hear them. I guess I’m lucky

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:48:08 +0000

That’s true – weather is also a verb but it’s rarely used in that manner. However, I should probably go into the post and add a few words about that, i.e. we are going to weather the storm…