October 20, 2026
Trailer or Trailor: Which Spelling Is Correct?
The correct spelling is trailer. Trailor is not standard English today, whether you mean a towed vehicle, a home on
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October 20, 2026
Writing or Writting: Which Spelling Is Correct?
Writing has one t, and it’s the only correct spelling. Writting with two t‘s is always a misspelling, in American
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October 19, 2026
Vendor or Vender: Which Spelling Is Correct?
Use vendor. It’s the standard spelling for a person or company that sells something, in both American and British English.
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October 19, 2026
Ad vs. Add: Which Spelling Do You Need?
Write ad when you mean an advertisement. Write add when you mean to put something in, include it, or combine
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October 19, 2026
Above vs. Over: How to Choose the Right Word
Use over when something covers, touches, or crosses another thing, and for most counts, ages, and amounts of money. Use
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October 19, 2026
Accessary vs. Accessory: One Word, Two Spellings
Use accessory in almost everything you write, including legal phrases like “accessory after the fact.” Accessary is an older spelling
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October 19, 2026
Abel vs. Able: The Name and the Word for “Can”
If you mean having the skill, power, or chance to do something, the word is able, with a lowercase a
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October 19, 2026
Gaff vs. Gaffe: Which Spelling Means the Mistake?
A gaffe is an embarrassing mistake, like calling the groom by the bride’s ex’s name during a toast. A gaff
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October 19, 2026
Cache vs. Cachet: Hidden Supply or Prestige?
A cache (said “cash”) is a hidden or stored supply of something, or the place where it’s kept. Cachet (said
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October 19, 2026
Abbreviation vs. Initialism: One Is a Type of the Other
Every initialism is an abbreviation, but most abbreviations aren’t initialisms. An abbreviation is any shortened form of a word or
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