1. Difficult Words

2. All together, altogether
All together means “everyone is together.”
We were all together in the cave.
Altogether is an adverb and means “completely.”
There was altogether too much noise during the film.

3. Irregardless, regardless
Regardless means “despite the present circumstances.”
Irregardless is a nonstandard variant of regardless.
Never use it in standard writing.
Probable source of confusion: Irrespective is a synonym of regardless.

4. former, latter
Former refers to the first of two previously mentioned items.
The former of the two boys mentioned in the report is visiting his grandmother in Atlanta.
Latter refers to the second of the two previously mentioned items.
The latter is going to England.

5. farther, further Farther always refers to distance.
We could go no farther on our journey that day.
Further means “to a greater degree or extant” or “additional.”
We had no further use for their help.

6. lie, lay Lie means “to become horizontal.”
I think I will lie down on this couch.
Lay means to place something or set it down.
Lay your coat right there, please.

7. Lie - “to get horizontal”
Present tense lie
Past tense lay
Past Participle lain
Incorrect forms of past-tense lie: laid, lied

8. Lie - “to get horizontal”
Present tense: I lie down on my bed to rest my weary bones.
Past tense: Yesterday, I lay there thinking about what I had to do today.
Past Participle: But I remembered that I had lain there all day one day last week.

9. Lay - “to set something down”
Present tense: lay
As I walk by, I lay the tool on the bench.
Past tense: laid
As I walked by, I laid the tool down.
Past participle: laid
I remembered where I had laid my wrench.

10. One Last Time!
Lie Lay Lain
Lay Laid Laid