Ok so these two mess me up all the time.
Sense and
Since. It’s not a case of me not knowing when to use which one. It’s more a case of me typing too fast and automatically typing since, no matter what the case.
All definitions copied from
dictionary.com
Sense:
1. To become aware of; perceive.
2. To grasp; understand.
3. To detect automatically: sense radioactivity
The boy had sense and knew just what to do when he got lost.
There's no sense in waiting three hours.
The sense of the novel is the inevitability of human tragedy.
Since:
adv.
1. From then until now or between then and now:
They left town and haven't been here since.
2. Before now; ago:
a name long since forgotten.
3. After some point in the past; at a subsequent time:
My friend has since married and moved to California.
prep.
1. Continuously from:
They have been friends since childhood.
2. Intermittently from:
She's been skiing since childhood.
conj.
1. During the period subsequent to the time when:
He hasn't been home since he graduated.
2. Continuously from the time when:
They have been friends ever since they were in grade school.
3. Inasmuch as; because:
Since you're not interested, I won't tell you about it.
I have also noticed, to, too, and two are commonly misused. The two that are confused the most are to and too, but I’m sure there are some people that confuse the third as well so I will put all three of them.
To:
1.
a. In a direction toward so as to reach:
went to the city.
b. Towards:
turned to me.
2.
a. Reaching as far as:
The ocean water was clear all the way to the bottom.
b. To the extent or degree of:
loved him to distraction.
c. With the resultant condition of:
nursed her back to health.
3. Toward a given state:
helping minority women to economic equality.
4. In contact with; against:
their faces pressed to the windows.
5. In front of:
stood face to face.
6. Used to indicate appropriation or possession:
looked for the top to the jar.
7. Concerning; regarding:
waiting for an answer to my letter.
8. In a particular relationship with:
The brook runs parallel to the road.
9. As an accompaniment or a complement of:
danced to the tune.
10. Composing; constituting:
two cups to a pint.
11. In accord with:
job responsibilities suited to her abilities.
12. As compared with:
a book superior to his others.
13.
a. Before:
The time is ten to five.
b. Up till; until:
worked from nine to five.
14.
a. For the purpose of:
went out to lunch.
b. In honor of:
a toast to the queen.
15.
a. Used before a verb to indicate the infinitive:
I'd like to. go.
b. Used alone when the infinitive is understood:
Go if you want to.
16.
a. Used to indicate the relationship of a verb with its complement:
refer to a dictionary; refer me to a dictionary.
b. Used with a reflexive pronoun to indicate exclusivity or separateness:
had the plane to ourselves.
Too:
1. In addition; also:
He's coming along too.
2. More than enough; excessively:
She worries too much.
3. To a regrettable degree:
My error was all too apparent.
4. Very; extremely; immensely:
He's only too willing to be of service.
5. Informal.Indeed; so:
You will too do it!
Two:
1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 1 + 1.
2. The second in a set or sequence.
3. Something having two parts, units, or members, especially a playing card, the face of a die, or a domino with two pips.
4. A two-dollar bill.
5. In two separate parts: Cut the sandwich in two.
Can I just say that I love the find/replace feature in Word? I found and changed every instance of that word in my entire fic in less than two seconds.