Spelling
Punctuation and spellingRule 2 of 5
The rule
Watch commonly confused spellings and the i-before-e pattern; read the word aloud to catch doubled or missing letters.
Wrong and right
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Wrong I recieve it.
Right I receive it.
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Wrong definately
Right definitely
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Wrong I recieved your email.
Right I received your email.
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Wrong It was a truely great trip.
Right It was a truly great trip.
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Wrong Thank you for your patiance.
Right Thank you for your patience.
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Wrong We appreciate your busines.
Right We appreciate your business.