There are a few words that are commonly misspelled or simply used incorrectly. I’m quickly becoming a fan of The Oatmeal comics and today they’ve got a good list of ten commonly misspelled words, along with that special brand of Oatmeal drawing and comedy. The words they cover are:
Lose/Loose
Weird not Wierd
Their/They’re/There
Your/You’re
It’s/Its
Definitely
Effect/Affect
Weather/Whether
A lot not alot*
Then/Than
Find the comic and explanations here.
* Also in this category there should be a discussion of any+, such as anywhere or any more. Or Anymore and any where. There’s no clear line here and some people connect any word with "any" in it and some are selective. Personally, I’m selective. Your thoughts?