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Many words in English sound or look alike, causing confusion and not a few headaches. This section lists some of these words, and other troublemakers.
A, AN
ABACK
ABBREVIATION, ACRONYM, INITIALISM
ACCEPT, EXCEPT
ACRONYM
AD, ADD
ADAPT, ADOPT
ADVERSE, AVERSE
ADVICE, ADVISE
ADVISER, ADVISOR
AFFECT, EFFECT
AFFINITY
AGGRAVATE
AHOLD
AID, AIDE
AIL, ALE
AISLE, ISLE
ALIBI
ALL BUT ONE
ALL READY, ALREADY
ALL RIGHT
ALL-TIME RECORD
ALL TOGETHER, ALTOGETHER
ALLUDE, ELUDE, REFER
ALLUSION, ILLUSION
ALLOWED, ALOUD
ALTAR, ALTER
ALTHOUGH, THOUGH
ALUMNA, ALUMNUS; ALUMNAE, ALUMNI
AMBIGUOUS, AMBIVALENT
AMIABLE, AMICABLE
AMID, AMIDST
AMONG, BETWEEN
AMOUNT, NUMBER
a.m., p.m.
AN
AND/OR
ANECDOTE, ANTIDOTE
AN HISTORIC
ANXIOUS, EAGER
ANY MORE, ANYMORE
ANY TIME, ANYTIME
APPRAISE, APPRISE
ASCENT, ASSENT
AS REGARDS
ASSUME, PRESUME
ASSURE, ENSURE, INSURE
ATTAIN, OBTAIN
AURAL, ORAL
AVERSE
A WHILE, AWHILE
BACKWARD, BACKWARDS
BACTERIA
BAIL, BALE
BAITED BREATH, BATED BREATH
BALL, BAWL
BARBECUE
BARE, BEAR
BASED OFF (OF)
BASICALLY
BEACH, BEECH
BEAT, BEET
BECAUSE, SINCE
BEG THE QUESTION
BELL, BELLE
BEMUSE, AMUSE
BENIGHTED
BERTH, BIRTH
BESIDE, BESIDES
BETTER, BETTOR
BETWEEN
BIANNUAL, BIENNIAL, SEMIANNUAL
BITE, BYTE
BLOC, BLOCK
BLOG, POST
BLOND, BLONDE
BOAR, BOOR, BORE
BOARD, BORED
BOLDER, BOULDER
BORN, BORNE
BRAKE, BREAK
BRIDAL, BRIDLE
BRING, TAKE
BROACH, BROOCH
BURGLARY, ROBBERY
BYTE
CACHE, CACHET, CASH
CALVARY, CAVALRY
CAN, MAY
CANNON, CANON
CANNOT
CANVAS, CANVASS
CAPITAL, CAPITOL
CARAT, CARET, KARAT
CAREEN, CAREER
CAST, CASTE
CAVALRY
CEMENT, CONCRETE
CENSOR, CENSURE
CENTER AROUND
CEREAL, SERIAL
CHAISE LOUNGE
CHILDISH, CHILDLIKE
CHILE, CHILI
CHOMPING AT THE BIT
CHORAL, CORAL
CHORALE, CORRAL
CHORD, CORD
CITE, SIGHT, SITE
CLASSIC, CLASSICAL
CLICHÉ
CLICK, CLIQUE
CLIMACTIC, CLIMATIC
CLOSE PROXIMITY
COARSE, COURSE
COHORT
COIN A PHRASE
COINCIDENCE
COLLECTABLE, COLLECTIBLE
COLLIDE, CRASH
COMPARE TO, COMPARE WITH
COMPEL, IMPEL
COMPLEMENT, COMPLIMENT
COMPLETE, COMPLETELY
COMPRISE
CONCERTED
CONCRETE
CONFIDANT, CONFIDENT
CONNIVE, CONSPIRE
CONNOTE, DENOTE
CONTINUAL, CONTINUOUS
CONVINCE, PERSUADE
CORAL
CORD
CORP., CORPS
CORRAL
COUNCIL, COUNSEL
COUPLE
COUPLE OF
COURSE
CRASH
CRAVEN
CRITERIA
CUBICAL, CUBICLE
CURRENTLY
DAILY BASIS
DATA
DEFINITE, DEFINITIVE
DENOTE
DESERT, DESSERT
DESPISE
DEVICE, DEVISE
DIFFERENT FROM, DIFFERENT THAN
DILEMMA
DISBURSE, DISPERSE
DISCOMFIT, DISCOMFORT
DISCREET, DISCRETE
DISINTERESTED, UNINTERESTED
DIVE
DIVISIVE
DOCK
DREDGE, DRUDGE
DRUG (DRAGGED)
DUAL, DUEL
EAGER
EFFECT
e.g., i.e.
EKE OUT
ELICIT, ILLICIT
ELUDE
EMIGRATE, IMMIGRATE
EMINENT, IMMINENT
EMPATHY, SYMPATHY
EMULATE, IMITATE
ENERVATE
ENORMITY
ENSURE
ENTHUSE
ENTITLED, TITLED
EPITAPH, EPITHET
EPITOME
ERSTWHILE
etc., et al.
EVERY DAY, EVERYDAY
EXACERBATE, EXAGGERATE
EXACT, EXTRACT
EXALT, EXULT
EXCEPT
FACTIOUS, FRACTIOUS
FAINT, FEINT
FAIR, FARE
FARTHER, FURTHER
FAZE, PHASE
FEASIBLE, POSSIBLE
FEAT, FEET
FEWER, LESS
FIR, FUR
FIRSTLY
FLAIR, FLARE
FLAMMABLE, INFLAMMABLE
FLAUNT, FLOUT
FLEA, FLEE
FLOUNDER, FOUNDER
FLOUR, FLOWER
FOLKS
FORBID, PROHIBIT
FOREGO, FORGO
FOREWORD, FORWARD
FORMER
FORTE
FORTH, FOURTH
FORTUITOUS, FORTUNATE
FOUL, FOWL
FRACTIOUS
FREE GIFT
FULSOME
FUN
FUR
FURTHER
GAIT, GATE
GAMUT
GANTLET, GAUNTLET
GEL, JELL
GILT, GUILT
GLIB
GOTTEN
GRADUATE
GRAFFITI
GRILL, GRILLE
GRISLY, GRISTLY, GRIZZLY
GUERRILLA
HAIR, HARE
HALL, HAUL
HALVE, HAVE
HANGAR, HANGER
HANGED, HUNG
HEAL, HEEL
HEALTHFUL, HEALTHY
HEAR, HERE
HARDY, HEARTY
HEROIN, HEROINE
HISTORIC, HISTORICAL
HOARD, HORDE
HOARSE, HORSE
HOLE, WHOLE
HOLY, WHOLLY
HOMAGE
HONE IN
HOT WATER HEATER
HUNDRED AND TEN PERCENT
HUNG
IDLE, IDOL, IDYLL
i.e.
ILLICIT
ILLUSION
IMITATE
IMMIGRATE
IMMINENT
IMPACT
IMPEL
IMPLY, INFER
IN, INTO
INCENTIVIZE
INCIDENCES, INCIDENTS
INCITE, INSIGHT
INCLUDE
IN CONNECTION TO, IN CONNECTION WITH
INCREDIBLE, INCREDULOUS
INFER
INFLAMMABLE
INGENIOUS, INGENUOUS
INITIALISM
IN ORDER TO
IN REGARD(S) TO, WITH REGARD(S) TO
INSURE
INTERNET
INTO
IRONY
IRREGARDLESS
IRREGULAR VERBS
IS IS
ISLE
IT'S, ITS
JELL
JIBE, JIVE
JUST
JUST DESERTS
KARAT
KINDERGARTNER
KNEW, NEW
KUDOS
LASTLY
LATTER
LAXADAISICAL
LAY, LIE
LEACH, LEECH
LEAD, LED
LEAK, LEEK
LECTERN
LEND, LOAN
LESS
LESSEN, LESSON
LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN …
LIABLE, LIBEL, LIKELY
LIE
LIGHTENING, LIGHTNING
LIKE
LITERALLY
LOAN, LONE
LOATH, LOATHE
LOOSE, LOSE
MAIL, MALE
MAIZE, MAZE
MANNER, MANOR
MARQUEE, MARQUIS
MARRY, MERRY
MARSHAL, MARTIAL
MASTERFUL, MASTERLY
MATERIAL, MATERIEL
MAY
MEDAL, MEDDLE, METAL, METTLE
MEDIA
MERETRICIOUS
METAL, METTLE
MIC
MINER, MINOR
MINUSCULE
MISNOMER
MORAL, MORALE
MORE IMPORTANTLY, MOST IMPORTANTLY
MORE THAN ONE
MORNING, MOURNING
MUSCLE, MUSSEL
MYRIAD
NAVAL, NAVEL
NEITHER … OR
NEW
NEW RECORD
NONPLUSSED
NO ONE
NOR
NOT JUST
NOTORIETY
NUMBER
OBTAIN
OFF OF
OFTEN
ORAL
ORDINANCE, ORDNANCE
OUT OF
OUTSIDE OF
OVER
OVERDO, OVERDUE
OVERLY
PAIL, PALE
PAIN, PANE
PALATE, PALETTE, PALLET
PARISH, PERISH
PARODY, SATIRE
PASSED, PAST
PAST HISTORY
PASTIME, PAST TIME
PEACE, PIECE
PEAK, PEEK, PIQUE
PEAL, PEEL
PEDAL, PEDDLE
PEER, PIER
PENULTIMATE
PEOPLE, PERSONS
PEOPLES'
PERCENT
PERPETRATE, PERPETUATE
PERSECUTE, PROSECUTE
PERSONS
PERSUADE
PHASE
PHENOMENON
PIECE
PIQUE
PISTIL, PISTOL
PLAIN, PLANE
PLEADED, PLED
PLUM, PLUMB
p.m.
PODIUM, LECTERN, PULPIT
POINT IN TIME
POLE, POLL
POOR, PORE, POUR
POST
PRAY, PREY
PRECIPITATE, PRECIPITOUS
PREDOMINATELY
PREMIER, PREMIERE
PRESENTLY
PRESUME
PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPLE
PROFIT, PROPHET
PROHIBIT
PRONE, SUPINE
PROPHECY, PROPHESIZE, PROPHESY
PROSECUTE
PURPOSELY, PURPOSEFULLY
QUOTATION, QUOTE
RACK, WRACK
RAISE, RAZE
RAP, WRAP
REAL, REEL
REASON BEING IS
REASON IS BECAUSE
REEK, WREAK
REFER
REGARDLESS
REGRETFULLY, REGRETTABLY
REIGN, REIN
RELISH IN
RENOWN
REST, WREST
RESTAURATEUR
RETCH, WRETCH
RETICENT
REVEREND
REVIEW, REVUE
RIFF, RIFT
RIGHT, RITE, WRITE
RING, WRING
ROAD, RODE, ROWED
ROAD TO HOE, ROW TO HOE
ROBBERY
ROLE, ROLL
RYE, WRY
SATIRE
SAVER, SAVOR
SAY NO, SAY YES
SCENT, SENT
SCHISM
SECONDLY, THIRDLY, FOURTHLY
SEMIANNUAL
SENSUAL, SENSUOUS
SERF, SURF
SERIAL
SET, SIT
SEW, SO, SOW
SHEAR, SHEER
[sic]
SIERRA
SIGHT
SIMPLISTIC
SINCE
SITE
SLASH
SLEIGHT, SLIGHT
SLIPSHOD EXTENSION
SNUCK
SO
SOAR, SORE
SOLE, SOUL
SOME, SUM
SON, SUN
SOW
STAID, STAYED
STAIR, STARE
STAKE, STEAK
STATIONARY, STATIONERY
STEAL, STEEL
STEP, STEPPE
STOMPING GROUNDS
STRAIGHT, STRAIT
STRATEGY, STRATAGEM
SUM
SUN
SUNDAE, SUNDAY
SUPINE
SUPPOSE TO
SURF
SYMPATHY
TACK, TACT
TAIL, TALE
TAKE
TAKEN ABACK, TAKEN BACK
TAUGHT, TAUT
TEAM, TEEM
TEMBLOR
TENANT, TENET
THANK-YOU
THAN, THEN
THAT
THEIR, THERE, THEY'RE
THOSE KIND OF
TILL, 'TIL
TITLED
TO NOT
TO, TOO, TWO
TORT, TORTE
TORTUOUS, TORTUROUS
TOTALLY
TOWARD, TOWARDS
TRANSPIRE
TREMBLOR
TROOP, TROUPE
TRULY
TURBID, TURGID
UNINTERESTED
UNIQUE
UTILIZE
VAIN, VANE, VEIN
VENAL, VENIAL
VERSES, VERSUS
VERY
VIABLE
VIAL, VILE
VICE, VISE
VIRTUALLY
WAIST, WASTE
WAIT, WEIGHT
WAIVER, WAVER
WARN, WORN
WARRANTEE, WARRANTY
WARY, WEARY
WAY, WEIGH
WAYS TO GO
WEAK, WEEK
WEATHER, WHETHER
WHETHER OR NOT
WHICH
WHILE, WILE
WHO, WHICH, THAT
WHOLE
WHOLLY
WHO'S, WHOSE
WITH REGARD(S) TO
WON'T, WONT
WORN
WRACK
WRAP
WREAK
WREAK (WRECK) HAVOC
WREST
WRETCH
WRING
WRITE
WRY
YOKE, YOLK
YOU'RE, YOUR
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