Grammar Girl has memory tricks for remembering the differences.
Mignon Fogarty is the host of Grammar Girl and founder of Quick and Dirty Tips. Prior to becoming a grammar guru, Mignon was a magazine and technical writer, and an entrepreneur. Mignon has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University.
"Disinterested" and "uninterested" have different meanings, but people are starting to confuse them. Grammar Girl has a trick for getting them right.
Although the "in-" prefix can be negative, it's not in this case. Grammar Girl explains this and other linguistic phenomena.
Can you guess which spelling is correct? Hint: The word describes a keepsake that helps you remember something.
Get a memory trick for remembering the difference.
Get a memory trick to remember the difference between the two spellings.
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