Frustrating uses/spellings of homonyms

[jcribb16]

Homophones (literally "same sound") are usually defined as words that share the same pronunciation, regardless of how they are spelled.  If they are spelled the same then they are also homographs (and homonyms); ***if they are spelled differently then they are also heterographs (literally "different writing").

***Heterographic examples, where they are spelled differently yet have different meanings, are the ones that tend to confuse some when writing about something.  It's not just frustrating for those writing the words, especially if not sure about which word to use, but it's also frustrating for those reading material with the misused words.

Example: to (expressing motion or direction,)  too (in addition; also,) and two (number):

I'm going to the store later.
Our neighbor wants to come, too.  (***Sometimes someone writes using the spelling of the wrong definition which then changes the meaning of the sentence.): Ex.:  Our neighbor wants us too come, to.)
So there will be two of us.


Here, hear is another example:

We are now here standing in the long line.
I can hear so many people talking at once.  (***Using spelling of wrong definition:  I can here so many people talking at once.)

There are several situations or examples of this same thing.  Do you have some that frustrate you?

[erinelise2]

They don't frustrate me.  The people who don't use them correctly frustrate me.

[revkrob]

They're/There/Their

Effect/Affect

Ensure/Insure

[jcribb16]

They don't frustrate me.  The people who don't use them correctly frustrate me.

That's why I wrote the 2nd comment in the second paragraph with how frustrating for the ones reading the material!!  I absolutely agree how frustrating that is!