tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post3127538812374989956..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: The lead or the law? Principal and principleLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-18434566679570689082015-07-02T10:32:18.127-04:002015-07-02T10:32:18.127-04:00Appreciate the breakdown. These words can be confu...Appreciate the breakdown. These words can be confusing!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-59138235016432784072013-02-04T10:59:18.571-05:002013-02-04T10:59:18.571-05:00Glad the mnemonic is helpful. I principal can be p...Glad the mnemonic is helpful. I principal can be principled, and a principle can be principal, so I can see how the terms can get confused!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32288801477742159402013-02-04T10:57:16.568-05:002013-02-04T10:57:16.568-05:00Good one, Connie. I'll add it to my growing li...Good one, Connie. I'll add it to my growing list!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-11303742399688620812013-02-04T10:56:45.571-05:002013-02-04T10:56:45.571-05:00Thanks for the suggestions, Marja. I could tackle ...Thanks for the suggestions, Marja. I could tackle all those -ward words (toward, afterward, forward) in one go, since the differences are dialect-related (US English vs. other Anglophone contries). <br /><br />I'd never thought of then and than or lose and loose as homophones. I don't pronounce them the same. I guess that's a dialect issue too! :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-785004339881357712013-02-02T00:27:35.367-05:002013-02-02T00:27:35.367-05:00Wow, great explanation, Laurel! I always keep them...Wow, great explanation, Laurel! I always keep them straight by the one trick you mentioned about the principal not being a pal, (Although I adored by kids' principal, he really was a pal! ;o)Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-83142080905920763172013-02-01T11:44:38.950-05:002013-02-01T11:44:38.950-05:00There's past/passed too.There's past/passed too.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-17855612358556240122013-02-01T11:28:52.941-05:002013-02-01T11:28:52.941-05:00Haha, having English as my 2nd language I could pr...Haha, having English as my 2nd language I could probably give you a long list :) Great post, helpful! Thanks<br /><br />then-than<br />toward-towards<br />lose-loose<br />Marja Verschoor-Meijershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475263793581289701noreply@blogger.com