Why do SO many agents misuse "advice" and "advise?"

Gita Bantwal Thanks. I try to come up with hints that might be useful.

Kat Palmiotti Yes! That surprised me - I hoped to reach a million by year's end, but didn't expect it this soon.

Dorie Dillard I think it's fun to try to come up with hints that area easy to remember. I couldn't remember the spelling of a river and lake near here, the Pend Oreille, until I thought about seeing all the old "holes" from mining digs on the mountains surrounding the lake. They were searching for silver ore - and remembering that keeps me spelling "Oreille" correctly. My old spelling training wanted me to put "i before e except after c." 

Cindy Edwards The one that really makes me shake my head is the confusion between "our" and "are." Another sign that schools aren't teaching much is when you see a banner proclaiming things like "Root for are team!" 

Sharon Tara I love simple hints. 

Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint Yes - auto-correct can really get you messed up. So can voice recognition software. My husband chooses to "read the TV" more often than not, and some of what comes up on the screen is either totally confusing or downright silly. 

Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner You're right! If all bloggers were crossword puzzle addicts, there would be no problem with spelling errors. 

Nicole Doty - Gilbert Real Estate Expert Lose and loose is a similar pair that makes me cringe.

Thanks Praful Thakkar Any time I can think of a way to make the rules simpler, I like to share. 

Bill Roberts Yes, learning grammar and spelling in the first place would help. However, we all question ourselves, and when "the expert" in the computer says you're wrong and you aren't absolutely sure that you're right, then it's easy to take wrong advice. 

There really are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of word pairs that give people trouble. It annoys me that teachers don't know proper grammar and that they don't insist that students use it in every class - not just English. 

A sure sign that education is in trouble: Not too long ago one of our 4th grade teachers wrote a letter to the editor in which she said "When myself and my friends were standing in the rain ..."

Bill Roberts You're right, schools teach nothing about economics. I took a class in college that was so poorly presented that I got lost the first week - and I'm good at math. I got through the course with a C, but felt like I hadn't learned anything.

Meanwhile, high school math (or perhaps sooner) should include teaching how to manage a checkbook and how to balance bank and credit card statements - and should stress the impact of compound interest. 

If more young people understood things like the importance of job creation and how many private sector employees it takes to pay one government worker (or welfare recipient) I think we'd see a major attitude shift. 

Bill Roberts I forgot to say - I'm a big fan of home schooling. I took my kids home in 2nd grade and kept them there until high school. The public school is a frustrating place for kids who know how to read, write, and use numbers.

John Novak Yes, and reading aloud also helps you catch missing words, doubled words, and awkward phrases. 

Gene Mundt, Chicago-area Mortgage Lender - www.genemundt.com And, very unfortunately, our local newspaper. It drives me nuts when the editor writes a column and says someone "should of" done something. 

Jeff Dowler CRS It makes you wonder about the people who are paid to program those devices. 

Rene Fabre I know just what you mean. I can read and re-read, then catch a mistake right after I've hit publish. Or - I don't catch it and some kind soul writes to tell me. My biggest stumbling block is forgetting to double-check the title.