a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently than the
one that was intended to be written.
most
common are:
"there" instead of "they're" or "their"
"your" instead of "you're"
"wait" instead of "weight"
e.
g. "You're making me want to adopt a kid so that I can throw my wait around at there PTA meeting."
also, "no" instead of "know" and "aloud" instead of "allowed"
e.
g. "ANYONE NO IF I'M ALOUD TO BRING MY VIDEO CAMERA INTO YANKEE STADIUM..."