This Tuesday Tip is for a reader…you know who you are.
Lets: used when saying that something is “allowed”
Example: The man lets his roommate believe he knows something about computers.
Let’s: used when abbreviating the phrase “let us”
Example: Let’s try to find something nice to say about our roommate.
Here is an example of a mistake I’ve found recently in a few different books. Hopefully this will clear up any confusion.
Led means guided. It is the past tense of to lead.
Lead is a type of metal. It rhymes with red.
I’ve found the word lead used many times when the author meant led. Not only is the wrong word being used, but it makes the reader pause to determine if the sentence is in the past or present tense.
My third grade daughter has read almost 2 million words at school this year, and I caught my first grade son reading his first 100+ page book in the car this weekend. Knowing my kids have a love for books makes me a happy mom.
I say this all the time…
This Tuesday Tip is based on an error I found in a book I finished reading today.
Sink: where you wash dirty clothes (or dishes, or hands), to submerge, to descend to a lower level
Sync or Synch: To match up, to coincide, to synchronize
Unfortunately my family knows how true this is.
These homophones have very different meanings and uses.
Right means correct, or opposite of left. It can be a noun, adjective, verb or adverb.
Example: Turn right at the next corner.
The noun rite is a ritual, formal ceremony or religious practice.
Example: Graduation is a rite of passage
Write is a verb meaning to compose or form letters or words.
Example: I am going to write a letter.
What a fun way to remember the Tuesday Tip from this week.
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