{"id":562,"date":"2020-06-23T13:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T13:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/writing-workshop\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=562"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:13:08","slug":"commonly-confused-words","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/chapter\/commonly-confused-words\/","title":{"raw":"Commonly Confused Words","rendered":"Commonly Confused Words"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Recognize the correct word in pairs or trios of commonly-confused words<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe English language can be tricky in part because there are multiple words that sound the same, so some people use them interchangeably, even though they have meaning-changing differences. Here are some examples of commonly confused word pairs and trios, as well as tricks to tell which option a writer should use.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, there's no hard and fast rule about how to avoid using the incorrect word in these pairs. Many people\u2014even professional writers\u2014continue to confuse these words; the trick is to know where to look for an answer when you're not sure which one to use. You could look up the word in a dictionary, or google the pair of words, which often takes you to an explanation of the difference.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Accept\/Except\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Accept<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cto receive.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Except<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cexcluding.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Except<\/b>\u00a0for John, everyone\u00a0<b>accepted<\/b>\u00a0the compliments.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>While\u00a0<b>accepting<\/b>\u00a0the trophy, the actress thanked everyone\u00a0<b>except<\/b>\u00a0her husband.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Affect\/Effect\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Affect<\/b>\u00a0usually means \u201cto have an effect on.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Effect<\/b>\u00a0usually means \u201ca result.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>When the speaker was describing the Doppler\u00a0<b>effect<\/b>, Mary\u2019s ringing cell phone\u00a0<b>affected<\/b>\u00a0her peers' concentration.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The disease, which\u00a0<b>affected<\/b>\u00a0everyone, had an especially terrible\u00a0<b>effect<\/b>\u00a0on the women.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5pfZ3dyG1cg&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Khan Academy video<\/a> to learn more.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Its\/It\u2019s\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Its<\/b>\u00a0refers to something that belongs to someone or something.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>It\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cIt is.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>When the mouse said, \u201c<b>It\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0raining,\u201d it accidentally dropped\u00a0<b>its<\/b>\u00a0umbrella.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Its<\/b>\u00a0tiny little feet skitter downstairs because\u00a0<b>it\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0morning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Their\/There\/They\u2019re\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Their<\/b>\u00a0refers to the objects belonging to a group of people.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>There<\/b>\u00a0is a location, usually some distance from the speaker.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>They\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0is the shorter way to say \u201cThey are.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Over\u00a0<b>there<\/b>, where\u00a0<b>they\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0sitting, is where\u00a0<b>their<\/b>\u00a0coats belong.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Their<\/b>\u00a0trombones fell down over\u00a0<b>there<\/b>, but\u00a0<b>they\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0not picking them up.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\r\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\r\nThis video explains the distinctions between there, their, and they're.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0D54pfccNUQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nYou can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/oerfiles.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/WM+English+Composition+I+Coreq\/Transcriptions\/ThereTheirandTheyre_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \"There, their, and they're | Frequently confused words | Usage | Grammar\" here (opens in new window)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To\/Two\/Too\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>T<\/strong><b>o<\/b> will\u00a0either be before a verb or an object, depending on how you\u2019re using it.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>My son and I are going\u00a0<strong>to<\/strong> the playground\u00a0<strong>to\u00a0<\/strong>play basketball.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Two<\/b>\u00a0is the number between one and three.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Too<\/b>\u00a0means \u201calso\u201d or \u201cexcessively.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>To<\/b>\u00a0get\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0work on time, set your alarm clock for\u00a0<b>two<\/b>\u00a0o\u2019clock,\u00a0<b>too<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Two<\/b>\u00a0rabbits were\u00a0<b>too<\/b>\u00a0late for school\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0catch the bus, so they went back\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0bed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where\/Were\/We're\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Where <\/strong>asks about the location of something.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Were\u00a0<\/strong>is the past tense of <strong>are.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>We're<\/strong> means\u00a0<strong>we are.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Where<\/strong> are my keys?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They\u00a0<strong>were<\/strong> on the counter.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>We're\u00a0<\/strong>going to have to search for them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0Whose\/Who\u2019s\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Whose<\/b>\u00a0asks to whom the object belongs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0is the short way to say \u201cwho is.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Whose<\/b>\u00a0jacket is that, and\u00a0<b>who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0picking it up?<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0the one responsible for this mess, and\u00a0<b>whose<\/b>\u00a0stuff is spread all over the place<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Your\/You\u2019re\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>Your<\/b>\u00a0refers to something belonging to you.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>You\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0is the short way to say \u201cyou are.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Examples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><b>You\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0the one who dropped\u00a0<b>your<\/b>\u00a0soup.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>Your<\/b>\u00a0mom said\u00a0<b>you\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0in a lot of trouble!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/6fe1a892-9030-41a3-a1a5-75a96b43c3d1\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/268d7771-08f7-42c0-9b23-eafc3be04f45\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/fae4b315-a85d-4420-8fb9-b0da5ee2171a\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/96b9d73c-0d50-42e1-a42f-7aae8542a542\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/fe64b445-7fa3-4c0e-a92e-026914c561d0\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/c3dbafb2-8b0e-4cb9-a4b0-f174cab758db\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/57ca8294-9049-48bb-aabb-67c544a7dd7d\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/4f054f5b-6f4d-4200-854f-39a66b11353c\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Writing Workshop: Reflection<\/h3>\r\nIn one or two paragraphs, answer the following question:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Which English grammar rule do you find must challenging, frustrating or annoying, and why?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The rule you choose might be related to the commonly confused words, but it could also be verb tense, pronoun agreement, subject-verb agreement, or any of the other rules you've learned in this course (or elsewhere!).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In your response, you should try to <strong>use<\/strong> that grammar rule (correctly) at least once.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize the correct word in pairs or trios of commonly-confused words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The English language can be tricky in part because there are multiple words that sound the same, so some people use them interchangeably, even though they have meaning-changing differences. Here are some examples of commonly confused word pairs and trios, as well as tricks to tell which option a writer should use.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there&#8217;s no hard and fast rule about how to avoid using the incorrect word in these pairs. Many people\u2014even professional writers\u2014continue to confuse these words; the trick is to know where to look for an answer when you&#8217;re not sure which one to use. You could look up the word in a dictionary, or google the pair of words, which often takes you to an explanation of the difference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accept\/Except\n<ul>\n<li><b>Accept<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cto receive.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Except<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cexcluding.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Except<\/b>\u00a0for John, everyone\u00a0<b>accepted<\/b>\u00a0the compliments.<\/li>\n<li>While\u00a0<b>accepting<\/b>\u00a0the trophy, the actress thanked everyone\u00a0<b>except<\/b>\u00a0her husband.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Affect\/Effect\n<ul>\n<li><b>Affect<\/b>\u00a0usually means \u201cto have an effect on.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Effect<\/b>\u00a0usually means \u201ca result.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li>When the speaker was describing the Doppler\u00a0<b>effect<\/b>, Mary\u2019s ringing cell phone\u00a0<b>affected<\/b>\u00a0her peers&#8217; concentration.<\/li>\n<li>The disease, which\u00a0<b>affected<\/b>\u00a0everyone, had an especially terrible\u00a0<b>effect<\/b>\u00a0on the women.<\/li>\n<li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5pfZ3dyG1cg&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Khan Academy video<\/a> to learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Its\/It\u2019s\n<ul>\n<li><b>Its<\/b>\u00a0refers to something that belongs to someone or something.<\/li>\n<li><b>It\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0means \u201cIt is.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li>When the mouse said, \u201c<b>It\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0raining,\u201d it accidentally dropped\u00a0<b>its<\/b>\u00a0umbrella.<\/li>\n<li><b>Its<\/b>\u00a0tiny little feet skitter downstairs because\u00a0<b>it\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Their\/There\/They\u2019re\n<ul>\n<li><b>Their<\/b>\u00a0refers to the objects belonging to a group of people.<\/li>\n<li><b>There<\/b>\u00a0is a location, usually some distance from the speaker.<\/li>\n<li><b>They\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0is the shorter way to say \u201cThey are.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li>Over\u00a0<b>there<\/b>, where\u00a0<b>they\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0sitting, is where\u00a0<b>their<\/b>\u00a0coats belong.<\/li>\n<li><b>Their<\/b>\u00a0trombones fell down over\u00a0<b>there<\/b>, but\u00a0<b>they\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0not picking them up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\n<p>This video explains the distinctions between there, their, and they&#8217;re.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0D54pfccNUQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/oerfiles.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/WM+English+Composition+I+Coreq\/Transcriptions\/ThereTheirandTheyre_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for &#8220;There, their, and they&#8217;re | Frequently confused words | Usage | Grammar&#8221; here (opens in new window)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>To\/Two\/Too\n<ul>\n<li><strong>T<\/strong><b>o<\/b> will\u00a0either be before a verb or an object, depending on how you\u2019re using it.\n<ul>\n<li>My son and I are going\u00a0<strong>to<\/strong> the playground\u00a0<strong>to\u00a0<\/strong>play basketball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Two<\/b>\u00a0is the number between one and three.<\/li>\n<li><b>Too<\/b>\u00a0means \u201calso\u201d or \u201cexcessively.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><b>To<\/b>\u00a0get\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0work on time, set your alarm clock for\u00a0<b>two<\/b>\u00a0o\u2019clock,\u00a0<b>too<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Two<\/b>\u00a0rabbits were\u00a0<b>too<\/b>\u00a0late for school\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0catch the bus, so they went back\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Where\/Were\/We&#8217;re\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where <\/strong>asks about the location of something.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Were\u00a0<\/strong>is the past tense of <strong>are.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re<\/strong> means\u00a0<strong>we are.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where<\/strong> are my keys?<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0<strong>were<\/strong> on the counter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re\u00a0<\/strong>going to have to search for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Whose\/Who\u2019s\n<ul>\n<li><b>Whose<\/b>\u00a0asks to whom the object belongs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0is the short way to say \u201cwho is.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Whose<\/b>\u00a0jacket is that, and\u00a0<b>who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0picking it up?<\/li>\n<li><b>Who\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0the one responsible for this mess, and\u00a0<b>whose<\/b>\u00a0stuff is spread all over the place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Your\/You\u2019re\n<ul>\n<li><b>Your<\/b>\u00a0refers to something belonging to you.<\/li>\n<li><b>You\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0is the short way to say \u201cyou are.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examples:\n<ul>\n<li><b>You\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0the one who dropped\u00a0<b>your<\/b>\u00a0soup.<\/li>\n<li><b>Your<\/b>\u00a0mom said\u00a0<b>you\u2019re<\/b>\u00a0in a lot of trouble!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_6fe1a892-9030-41a3-a1a5-75a96b43c3d1\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/6fe1a892-9030-41a3-a1a5-75a96b43c3d1?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_6fe1a892-9030-41a3-a1a5-75a96b43c3d1\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_268d7771-08f7-42c0-9b23-eafc3be04f45\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/268d7771-08f7-42c0-9b23-eafc3be04f45?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_268d7771-08f7-42c0-9b23-eafc3be04f45\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_fae4b315-a85d-4420-8fb9-b0da5ee2171a\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/fae4b315-a85d-4420-8fb9-b0da5ee2171a?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_fae4b315-a85d-4420-8fb9-b0da5ee2171a\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_96b9d73c-0d50-42e1-a42f-7aae8542a542\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/96b9d73c-0d50-42e1-a42f-7aae8542a542?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_96b9d73c-0d50-42e1-a42f-7aae8542a542\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_fe64b445-7fa3-4c0e-a92e-026914c561d0\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/fe64b445-7fa3-4c0e-a92e-026914c561d0?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_fe64b445-7fa3-4c0e-a92e-026914c561d0\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_c3dbafb2-8b0e-4cb9-a4b0-f174cab758db\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/c3dbafb2-8b0e-4cb9-a4b0-f174cab758db?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_c3dbafb2-8b0e-4cb9-a4b0-f174cab758db\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_57ca8294-9049-48bb-aabb-67c544a7dd7d\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/57ca8294-9049-48bb-aabb-67c544a7dd7d?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_57ca8294-9049-48bb-aabb-67c544a7dd7d\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_4f054f5b-6f4d-4200-854f-39a66b11353c\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/4f054f5b-6f4d-4200-854f-39a66b11353c?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_4f054f5b-6f4d-4200-854f-39a66b11353c\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Writing Workshop: Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>In one or two paragraphs, answer the following question:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which English grammar rule do you find must challenging, frustrating or annoying, and why?\n<ul>\n<li>The rule you choose might be related to the commonly confused words, but it could also be verb tense, pronoun agreement, subject-verb agreement, or any of the other rules you&#8217;ve learned in this course (or elsewhere!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In your response, you should try to <strong>use<\/strong> that grammar rule (correctly) at least once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Commonly Confused Words. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Wikibooks, adapted by Lumen Learning. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Rhetoric_and_Composition\/Commonly_Confused_Words\">https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Rhetoric_and_Composition\/Commonly_Confused_Words<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>There, their, and they&#039;re. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Khan Academy. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0D54pfccNUQ&#038;feature=youtu.be\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0D54pfccNUQ&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":29,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Commonly Confused Words\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Wikibooks, adapted by Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/en.wikibooks.org\/wiki\/Rhetoric_and_Composition\/Commonly_Confused_Words\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-sa\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"copyrighted_video\",\"description\":\"There, their, and they\\'re\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Khan Academy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0D54pfccNUQ&feature=youtu.be\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"other\",\"license_terms\":\"Standard YouTube License\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"9c5237f8-d79d-4d34-ae99-53c0e2f946b0, c1bacacb-cb7d-4b84-a026-c7e85cdfd09e","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-562","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":358,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1715,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/562\/revisions\/1715"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/358"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/562\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}