re: What two words in the English language do you confuse the most when speaking?

Man, you're not kidding. Conversations that start, "Blacksheep, we need to talk," are never about things she needs to own up to or improve, just me. Though she's usually right, so I've pretty much just let it go.

I said “anemities” in place of the word “amenities” until I was about 40.

I don’t have this problem but I routinely see mix up of alter and altar.

cashe
and
Cachet

I have come to know the difference, but most people confuse the two meanings and pronouncements.

While I completely understand the difference between these two words, when I actually speak either of them, I always consciously slow down to think of which one I mean-

Conscious and Conscience

As they are effectively homonyms it doesn’t matter to any listener but I have a mental hiccup in my giddy up with regard to them.

Admitting this makes my conscience clean on the subject.

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Feel is a verb, so it should be modified by an adverb

Well is an adverb

Good is an adjective (adjectives modify nouns)

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My 'good' identifies as an adverb.

I know the difference, but it seems like people do this as a test when over emphatically using the 'doing well' phrase.
I purposely respond with good. Who decided good couldn't be an adverb? We use it every day as such.

They add all kinds of ghey things to the dictionary every year...just put 'adverb' next to 'adjective' when describing 'good.'

For me, Tchoupitoulas & Oak streets

There and their

Scruffy switches them up all the time when speaking.