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Commonly Confused Words 2019
Commonly misused and misspelled words
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10/14/2019
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accept (verb)
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to receive or agree to
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except (preposition)
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not including (left out)
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advice (noun)
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a recommendation for what one should do
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affect (verb)
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to change or make different
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effect (noun)
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a result
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aisle (noun)
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a passage between rows
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isle (noun)
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an island
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all ready (adverb)
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prepared
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already (adverb)
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by this time
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all together (adverb)
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all at once
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altogether (adverb)
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entirely
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allowed (adverb)
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permitted
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aloud (adverb)
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out loud
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altar (noun)
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a table used for religious ceremonies
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alter (verb)
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to change
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a lot (adjective)
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many
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allot (verb)
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to distribute among or between
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bye (noun)
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holes in a schedule or a shortened "good-bye"
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by (preposition)
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means of advancement
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buy (verb)
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to purchase
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brake (noun)
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a device used to stop
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break (verb)
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to shatter
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capital (noun)
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city that is the home of the government
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Capitol (noun)
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government building
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choose (verb)
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to make a selection
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chose (verb)
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(past tense) made a choice
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clothes (noun)
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apparel
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cloths (noun)
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scraps of fabric
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coarse (adjective)
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rough
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course (noun)
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a school subject; direction; or part of a meal
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complement (noun)
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something that provides completion
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compliment (verb)
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to praise
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council (noun)
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a group of people
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counsel (verb)
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to give advice
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desert (noun)
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a dry, sandy region
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desert (verb)
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to abandon
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dessert (noun)
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usually that last, sweet course of a meal
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foreward (noun)
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the introduction of a book
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forward (adjective)
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ahead
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formally (adverb)
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to do something officially
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formerly (adverb)
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to have done previously
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hear (verb)
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to receive sound through the ears
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here (adverb)
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in this plase
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advise (verb)
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to offer a recommendation
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it's
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it is
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lead (rhymes with dead)
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type of metal
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its
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belonging to it
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lead (rhymes with feed)
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to go before or show the way
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led (rhymes with red)
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to have shown the way
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loose
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unfastened or capable of movement
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lose
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to suffer loss
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passed
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to have moved by
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past
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from a former time or place
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peace
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state of tranquility or calm
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piece
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part of the whole
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principal
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head of a school OR something key or most important
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principle
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a rule or truth
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quiet
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still or without noise
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quite
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to a great extent
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shone
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glowed
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shown
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revealed or demonstrated
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than
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used in comparison
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then
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at that time
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their
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belonging to them
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there
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indicates a location (here or there)
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they're
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they are
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threw
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past tense for throw - to have tossed
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through
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in one side and out the other
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thorough
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complete or extremely careful
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to
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toward
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too
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in addition
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two
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one plus one
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waist
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midsection of the body
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waste
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to use foolishly OR something thrown away
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weak
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not strong
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week
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seven days
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weather
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condition of climate (i.e. raining)
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whether
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if
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who's
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who is
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whose
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belonging to whom
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your
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belongs to you
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you're
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you are
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