All Right / Alright
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALL RIGHT / ALRIGHT […]
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Aggravate / Irritate
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: AGGRAVATE / IRRITATE The […]
Affect / Effect
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: AFFECT / EFFECT As […]
Advise / Inform
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ADVISE / INFORM The […]
Adverse / Averse
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ADVERSE / AVERSE Even […]
Adept / Apt
Both these words are adjectives and have related meanings. Adept has only one basic meaning: thoroughly proficient. Apt, however, has a number of meanings, including […]
Adapt / Adopt
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ADAPT / ADOPT These […]
Abundant / Fulsome
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ABUNDANT / FULSOME The […]
A Lot / Allot / Alot
A LOT / ALLOT / ALOT The casual term a lot means “much” or “many”: I ate a lot of candy last night; I own […]
A Historic / An Historic
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: A HISTORIC / AN […]