1. supposably
   supposedly
2. supposively
   supportively

In this instance, you want "supposedly" - it means something is assumed to be true, although there's no actual evidence that it's true.

1. I could
   I couldn't
2. I might
   I wouldn't

The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less" - which means, I could not care less, or I don't care at all. But when we say, "I could care less," we're really saying we actually still do care a little, so there's some wiggle room to care less.

1. case in point
   moot point
2. mute point
   point well taken

The word "moot" is actually a legal term that dates back to the 1500s. A "moot question" is one that remains open for debate.

1. hand-in
   phew-in
2. shoe-in
   shoo-in

If you're considered a "shoo-in," you're well-liked and considered the presumptive winner of a race, contest, or election. It's been popular in horse racing throughout the years.

1. dull your appetite
   sap your appetite
2. whet your appetite
   wet your appetite

You "wet your whistle" with a drink, but you don't "wet" your appetite. With just one small bite of food, for instance, you "whet your appetite," which means you've given yourself an appetite.

1. hunger pains
   hunger pangs
2. hunger pants
   hunger pine

Although they may get intense if you haven't eaten in quite awhile, the phrase is hunger "pangs," not "pains." They're contractions, and a single one typically lasts about 30 seconds.

1. heedless
   irregardless
2. irrespective
   regardless

Although "irregardless" is commonly used, it's not actually a word. Sure, some dictionaries list it as non-standard, but that doesn't make it real. The problem is that adding the "ir" onto "regardless" forms a double negative. Stick with "regardless."

1. peace of mind
   piece of mind
2. pray of mind
   proof of mind

If you're seeking "peace of mind," you're looking for ways to calm your mental anxiety and stress. Alternatively, if you're angry or frustrated, you might give someone a "piece of your mind."

1. paint my interest
   peaked my interest
2. peeked my interest
   piqued my interest

We use "peak" to describe a mountain peak or other topmost point, while taking a "peek" is taking a quick look at something. But if you're "piqued" about something, you are intrigued by it.

1. nerve-racking
   nerve-wracking
2. nerve-wrecking
   wrack and ruin

Just as you would "rack" your brain for an answer or roast a "rack" of lamb, the correct spelling is "nerve-racking." On the other hand, you're "wracked" with pain. If something is "wrecked," it's unusable or destroyed.

1. All-timer's disease
   Alzheimer's disease
2. Golden-ager disease
   Old-time disease

Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that not only destroys a person's memory, but also effects other cognitive abilities and mental functions.

1. flamed out
   fleshed out
2. flunked out
   flushed out

While we may "flush out" birds with the help of a retriever or spaniel, when it comes to an idea it's not so. Ideas which are incomplete or preliminary can be "fleshed out," which means you've added details and substance.

1. sneak peak
   sneak peek
2. sneak pique

If you're given a "sneak peek" of sometime, like a film, you're being shown a preview of it -- a teaser, a glimpse before worldwide audiences do.

1. got off scot-free
   got off scott-free
2. got off scotch free

This expression doesn't have anything to do with the Scots or with Scotch - but it does have a history in taxes. If you "got off scot-free," in medieval times, you got away without paying your taxes. Today, we say it to mean a person has gotten away with something, with no consequence.

1. hose in
   horn in
2. hone in
   home in

If you're sharpening or perfecting your skills, you're "honing" them. But things like airplanes and missiles "home" in on their target or objective.

1. cut the mustard
   pass mustard
2. pass muster

You can "muster" -- or gather - the troops. And you can "muster" out of military service - which means you've been discharged. But if you "pass muster," you've sufficiently met expectations. And mustard, the condiment, has nothing to do with it.

1. for all intensive purposes
   for all intents and purposes
2. for all intrinsic purposes
   in the running

This actually dates all the way back to the 16th century. Under King Henry VIII, English law used the phrasing "to all intents, constructions, and purposes," which basically means, for all practical purposes.

1. by and large
   by in large
2. buy in large
   bye and large

When you visit a warehouse club, you expect to "buy in large" -- quantities, that is. But it's the phrase, "by and large" that means "in general" or "for the most part."

1. deep-cheated
   deep-ceded
2. deep-seated
   deep-seeded

Your love to cook, your love of music, or your love of reading a good book is "deep-seated" in you - which means your love of it is a well-established part of who you are. "Deep-seeded," which is often confused with "deep-seated," is actually poor advice, since if you plant too deep you may not get seedlings.

1. splitting image
   spitting image
2. spit and image
   unsplit image

It's a bit of a trick question because many of us often use "spitting image." But the original phrasing, which comes from biblical imagery of God creating Adam in his image, is "spit and image."

1. tongue and cheek
   tongue-in-cheek
2. tongue-not-cheek
   tongue-or-cheek

This figure of speech refers to putting one's tongue into one's cheek to express irony or otherwise a joke - literally, "tongue in cheek."

1. escape goat
   scapegoat
2. scape-wheel
   skip goat

A person, or group, that's made to take the blame for something, regardless of their own innocence, is called a scapegoat.

1. free rain
   free rein
2. free reign
   free ring

It means the freedom to do as one pleases. And because of its origins from the vocabulary of horseback riding, the correct expression is "free rein."

1. nip it in the buck
   nip it in the bud
2. nip it in the butt
   nix it in the bud

This idiom comes from the vocabulary of gardening and gardeners. It's used metaphorically - trimming buds before they grow means it's better to handle a problem while it's still small.

1. reek havoc
   wreak havoc
2. wreck havoc
   wrought havoc

When something like a blizzard, hurricane or other natural disaster brings about widespread destruction, it's said to wreak havoc on its target.

1. falls by the waist side
   falls by the waste side
2. falls by the wayside
   falls by the mountainside

Basically this expression is used to describe something that's no longer happening, being done or used, or fails to continue. For instance, a favorite among the '80s mix-tape crowd, cassettes eventually fell by the wayside when CDs were introduced.

1. auld wise tale
   old wise tale
2. old wives' tale
   old men's tale

Old wives' tales are long-held superstitions that, mostly, have no scientific evidence to back up their claims. For instance, "shaving makes the hair grow back thicker" is an old wives' tale, as are many about gender prediction (if you're carrying high, it's a girl - so they say).

1. and fools seldom differ
   and some have greatness thrust upon them
2. and that has made all the difference
   right or wrong

"Great minds think alike" is actually part of a longer quotation; "Great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ." There is a variation to the expression that's also acceptable, which is: "Great minds think alike, small minds rarely differ."

1. first choice
   first serve
2. first served
   soft serve

The correct version, "first come, first served," simply means that each person will be served in the order in which they arrive. A commonly misused version of this expression, "first serve," though, doesn't mean the same thing - instead, it suggests that the first person to arrive is expected to serve those who follow.

1. toe the line
   tow the line
2. get one's feet wet
   set foot somewhere

When you "toe the line," you conform to what others - especially those in authority - expect you to do, to avoid causing trouble (or, to use another expression, "rock the boat").

1. baited breath
   bated breath
2. berated breath
   donated breath

When you wait with "bated" breath, you're feeling anxious or excited - or even fearful - that you're almost holding your breath. If you're waiting with "baited" breath, though, then you may want to grab a mint - fishermen use "bait" to catch fish.

1. chewing on the bit
   champing at the bit
2. chomping at the bit
   jumping at the bit

"Champing at the bit" is an expression that we get from horses and horseracing - specifically how some chew the bit (a mouthpiece) when they're eager or impatient. Outside the horseracing world, we use it to describe a person who is very excited or anxious.

1. a different feedback
   a different tack
2. a different tact
   a different track

"Tact," a common misuse of this expression, refers to sensitivity in social situations. The correct expression, "a different tack," comes from boating, where to "tack" means to turn abruptly in a different direction.

1. case and point
   case in point
2. center stage
   point in case

A "case in point" is a specific, illustrative example of what you've been talking about. For example: A local shopkeeper spoke to the panel about community inclusion. Case in point: he spoke of how the coffee shop's downtown location also provides jobs and training for people with disabilities.

1. thing going on
   thing coming
2. think coming
   think again

If you think that, you’ve got another think coming. Most people don't know this one, instead saying, "you've got another thing coming." However, the original version, from at least a century ago, includes the word "think."