Years ago, my eldest daughter tugged at my sleeve while I was speaking on the telephone and pleaded, “Mom, sorry to intersturb you, but…”  I don’t remember the nature of the emergency, but I do remember the word – a cross between interrupt and disturb. I don’t believe ‘intersturb’ has yet made its way into the dictionary (my spell-checker tells me it hasn’t); but, I’m sure it belongs there!

On the weekend, as I tried my best to force a reluctant (or should that be recalcitrant) water sprinkler spike to do its thing, I complained to my husband, “The dang thing is plogged.” Apparently, I couldn’t decide if it was clogged or plugged so I opted for the combo!

If you, like me, occasionally find yourself struggling to choose the right word, you’ll definitely be interested in the new e-book authored by my friend and world-class editor, Barbara McNichol.

Barbara specializes in helping people find the perfect words and avoid mistakes in everything they write. She has now made it easy to find the exact right word when it really matters through her ebook, WORD TRIPPERS.

This easy-to-search guide includes more than 300 everyday word pairings that cause confusion (e.g., further vs. farther or except vs. accept) with examples that make selecting the right word fast and easy.

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