Each State has a State capital city with a capitol building located there. The only time the correct word is "capitol" is when you are referring to the building where legislation is approved. State capitols do not get capitalized, but the US Capitol in D.C. is capitalized.
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I can never keep principle vs. principal straight.
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> I can never keep principle vs. principal straight.
I got that one straight because of "pal" in the spelling. That references to an individual that can actually be your "pal" as in a real person.
I still get a kick out of :
they're
their
there
and stuff like that. Amazing to me some still don't get it.
Affect vs. effect. Ok I understand that one.
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> I can never keep principle vs. principal straight.
ple for law
pal for administrator
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OK - but how about the amount of a loan or bond?
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affect vs. effect is a tough one. I think I finally got it right in my head.
One that surveyors should keep straight though is accept vs. except. You sure don't want to write a legal description and "accepting" out a parcel instead of "excepting" it out.
I've heard the old rule of "the principal is your pal", which helps. For some reason, I just learned that "principle" is a law or doctrine, if it's not that it's principal. I've seen surveyors refer to the "principle meridian"...that bugs me.
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Oh, you mean like a bail bondsman's "loan"? They are usually 10%.;-)
How about the pronunciation of "ough"?
"A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
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> affect vs. effect is a tough one. I think I finally got it right in my head.
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> One that surveyors should keep straight though is accept vs. except. You sure don't want to write a legal description and "accepting" out a parcel instead of "excepting" it out.
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> I've heard the old rule of "the principal is your pal", which helps. For some reason, I just learned that "principle" is a law or doctrine, if it's not that it's principal. I've seen surveyors refer to the "principle meridian"...that bugs me.
After many years (probably decades) I finally figured that out.
Affect is a verb for the most part.
Effect is the rest of it.
eg: "After I affect change on the way things are the effects will be felt by many."
I just made that up but think it might accurate.
E.
"Lose" and "loose" are frequently misused.
" this boundary problem is going to make me loose my mind!" huh? :-O
This misuse is frequent!
We can even drive on a parkway and park in a driveway! B-)
Common errors in the english language
