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Description | Example | Category |
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ring (wring) its neck | I'm going to ring its neck. | Possible Typo |
right (rite) of passage | The fire-ritual was a Cherokee right of passage. | Possible Typo |
rod (wrought) iron | She specialized in art done in rod iron. | Possible Typo |
souse (sous) chef | He gave most of his responsibility to his souse chef. | Possible Typo |
stock and trade (stock in trade) | Swords and knives are their stock and trade. | Possible Typo |
sound byte (bite) | The politician gave an awful sound byte. | Possible Typo |
to the manor (manner) born | He played the piano as to the manor born. | Possible Typo |
vintage (vantage) point | There was a great vintage point on the back side of the hill. | Possible Typo |
whim (wing) and a prayer | The Lakers appeared to be hanging on a whim and a prayer. | Possible Typo |
year end (in) and year out | Year end and year out, we go out to the vineyards. | Possible Typo |
hand and hand (hand in hand) | The ability to talk forever goes hand and hand with being a Brown student. | Possible Typo |
grasping for straws (grasping at straws) | At that point, the desperate gentleman was simply grasping for straws. | Possible Typo |
grill (grilled) cheese | The kid only wanted to eat grill cheese sandwiches. | Possible Typo |
might has (as) well | You might has well take off your shoes. | Possible Typo |
on the contraire (au contraire) | On the contraire, you've been following me home! | Possible Typo |
damp squid (squib) | The last firework of the evening was a disappointing damp squid. | Possible Typo |
cursing (coursing) through veins | It felt like the drugs were cursing through veins. | Possible Typo |
daring-do (derring-do) | He impressed all the ladies with his daring-do. | Possible Typo |
death nail (knell) | The fall of the Berlin Wall was the death nail for the USSR. | Possible Typo |
reap what you sew (sow) | You always reap what you sew. | Possible Typo |
spare (spur) of the moment | It was a spare of the moment decision. | Possible Typo |
tongue and (in) cheek | He said it with a fair amount of tongue and cheek. | Possible Typo |
urine analysis (urinalysis) | They got the results of the urine analysis the next day. | Possible Typo |
wet (whet) your appetite | The first John Wayne movie will only serve to wet your appetite. | Possible Typo |
tattle-tail (tattle-tale) | Every child hates a tattle-tail. | Possible Typo |
old wise tail (old wives' tale) | The story of the monster was only an old wise tail. | Possible Typo |
on the lamb (lam) | The criminals spent most of the summer on the lamb. | Possible Typo |
youll will (you will) | You'll will want to make sure you get the daily special. | Possible Typo |
it's is (it is) | She's is the best dancer on the west coast. | Possible Typo |
it's are (it is) | She's are the best dancer on the west coast. | Possible Typo |
were are (we are) | We're are the favorites to win the championship. | Possible Typo |
Im am (I am) | I'm am a madman. | Possible Typo |
Ive have (I have) | I've have no problem taking the first watch. | Possible Typo |
It's has (It has) | She's has no problem taking the first watch. | Possible Typo |
Id would (I would) | He'd would want to wake up early. | Possible Typo |
flashpoint (flash point) | The flashpoint of lead is very high. | Possible Typo |
can backup (back up) | Did you know you can backup your data on an external drive? | Possible Typo |
They backup (back up) | They backup their files. | Possible Typo |
can blackout (black out) | You can blackout if you have any more to drink. | Possible Typo |
setup (set up) | She has setup the tent in thirty seconds. | Possible Typo |
setup (set up) | She can setup the tent in thirty seconds. | Possible Typo |
setup (set up) | They setup a meeting. | Possible Typo |
setup (set up) | We didn't setup a meeting yet. | Possible Typo |
setup (set up) | They setup a meeting. | Possible Typo |
can workout (work out) | We can workout after we get lunch. | Possible Typo |
can workout (work out) | We wanted to workout after we get lunch. | Possible Typo |
can workout (work out) | We workout after we get lunch. | Possible Typo |
can workout (work out) | We didn't workout after we got lunch. | Possible Typo |
hangout (hang out) | We can hangout and enjoy a few beers. | Possible Typo |
hangout (hang out) | They hangout in the yard. | Possible Typo |
rollout (roll out) | We can rollout the feature tomorrow. | Possible Typo |
rollout (roll out) | They rollout the release tomorrow. | Possible Typo |
can checkin (check in) | She can checkin tomorrow. | Possible Typo |
can checkout (check out) | She can checkout tomorrow. | Possible Typo |
got shutdown (shut down) | Before he could get assigned to it, the project got shutdown. | Possible Typo |
got shutout (shut out) | The Mets got shutout by the Phillies. | Possible Typo |
in along (a long) time | I haven't had a shower in along time. | Possible Typo |
in anyway (any way) | Make sure you get the plans, in anyway possible. | Possible Typo |
incase (in case) of | Always keep a baseball bat by the bed, incase of an emergency. | Possible Typo |
Portland Trailblazers (Trail Blazers) | On Tuesday the Nets play the Portland Trailblazers. | Possible Typo |
take awhile (a while) | I'm sorry sir, your laundry will take awhile longer. | Possible Typo |
to backout (back out) | There's still time to backout of the deal. | Possible Typo |
to blackout (black out) | He didn't want to blackout in front of his professor. | Possible Typo |
to comeback (come back) | The Mets gave the Yankees too much of a chance to comeback. | Possible Typo |
along (a long) time | After along time the lovers were reunited. | Possible Typo |
downpayment (down payment) | The couple made their first downpayment on their new house. | Possible Typo |
ala mode (a la mode) | He loves his pie ala mode. | Possible Typo |
afterall (after all) | Afterall, there isn't any food to be had in this country. | Possible Typo |
I am worry (worried) | I am worry about her. | Possible Typo |
must of the time (most of the time) | It's true must of the time. | Possible Typo |
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