How to spell EMPHEMERAL correctly?

If you find yourself making the common misspelling of "emphemeral", worry not! The correct spelling is actually "ephemeral". Remember to drop the extra "m" in the middle, and your written expression of this word, meaning transient or short-lived, will be spot on.

• ephemera The exhibit featured a collection of vintage postcards, old photographs, and other ephemera from the early 1900s.
• ephemeral The beauty of cherry blossoms is ephemeral, only lasting a short time before the petals fall.

Attenttion

• attention
• attentions
• attenuation
• inattention