A common fault: using adjectives instead of adverbs.

Do not use adjectives where adverbs are needed.

These sentences are wrong:
The contractor worked real quick.
She painted good.
The clock struck loud.

They should be:
The contractor worked really quickly.
She painted well.
The clock struck loudly.

Spelling Mnemonics for words beginning with 'a'

• abundance: Is it -ance or -ence? Remember "An abundance of people can dance."
• ache: Remember the first letter of each word of this sentence,"Aches Can Hurt Everywhere".
• acquire: Most misspellings miss the c. Remember: " I want to ACquire AirConditioning".
• across: One c or two? Remember: "Walk across a cross walk"
• address: One d or two? Remember: "I'll add you to my address book"
• aisle: Remember the first letter of each word of this sentence: "Athletics In Stadiums Looks Easy"

The prefix 'AMBI'

The prefix AMB or AMBI means 'around', 'about', 'both'.It comes from the Latin ambo, ambio,  ambitio.  This last is the basis for the words ambition and ambitious, especially for candidates seeking election.

Word	part of speech	Meaning
amble	AMB le v.	Walk leisurely about
ambidexter	AMBI dexter n.	One who uses both hands adeptly
ambidextrous	AMBI dextrous adj.	Using both hands adeptly or skillfully
ambition	AMBI tion n.	Desire to achieve
ambitious	AMBI tious adj.	Desirous to achieve
ambiguity	AMBI guity n.	Uncertainty of meaning, position
ambiguous	AMBI guous adj.	Where the meaning is uncertain
ambiparous	AMBI parous adj.	that has both leaves and flowers
ambit	AMBI t n.	Boundaries of a place or subject
ambient	AMBI ent adj.	Surroundings, moving around
ambilateral	AMBI lateral adj.	Relating to both sides
ambivalence	AMBI valence n.	Simultaneous attraction & repulsion
ambivalent	AMBI valent adj.	Being simultaneously attracted & repelled
ambivert	AMBI vert adj.	One who is both an introvert & extrovert
ambisinister	AMBI sinister adj.	Clumsy with both hands
ambitendency	AMBI tendency n.	Having both tendency and counter-tendency
amburbia	AMBI urbial adj.	Related to circuit of a city
perambulator	per AMB ulator n.	Wanderer, baby carriage
ambulance	AMB ulance n.	Vehicle to transport the sick and injured