They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
Many of today's grammar rules can be traced to the opinions of one 18th century writer.
We're gonna stop you right there
'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
You all would not have guessed some of these
A simple way to keep them apart. (Most of the time.)
The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.