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381. weather, whether, wether
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Weather - state of the atmosphere; to come through safely
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Whether - if
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Wether - castrated ram
382. whoever, who ever
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Whoever - anyone who
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Who ever - Who ever did said that? Ever is an adverb.
383. when, where
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Don't use either of these words in a definition
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When - Wrong: Fatique is when you are tired.
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Where - Wrong Home is where you sleep.
384. who, which, that
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Who - Use who for writing about people.
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Which - Use if writing about places, objects and animals
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That - Use if referring to a class, species or type
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385. whose, who's
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Whose - possessive of who
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Who's - contraction of who is
386. wood, would
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Wood - lumber
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Would - an auxiliary verb form (as in they would like some)
387. yoke, yolk
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Yoke - a cross piece that holds two things together; an oppressive constraint
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Yolk - The yellow part of the egg
388. your, you're
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Your - belonging to you
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You're - contraction of you are
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