![]() Author has written 6 stories for Harry Potter, X-Men: Evolution, and Twilight. To Self-Proclaimed Writers Regarding Editing Know the difference between the following: - Your and you're - If you touch your tongue to a frozen metal pole, you're going to look stupid when it gets stuck. They're, their, and there - They're going to put their shoes over there by the door. Barley and barely - The fields of barley are only just barely starting to grow. To, two, too, and too - Two is too few to do the job, but three will do well, and four is fine, too. - Principle and principal - One would expect the principal of the school to have good principles. - Capital and capitol - What happens when you forget to write the names of your state's Capitol building and capital city with capital letters? Capital punishment. - Peek, peak, and pique - I peeked through the window and saw the snow-covered peaks of the mountains, and my interest was instantly piqued. |