Confusing Words and Homonyms

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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.

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A, AN

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ABACK

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ABBREVIATION, ACRONYM, INITIALISM

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ACCEPT, EXCEPT

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ACRONYM

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AD, ADD

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ADAPT, ADOPT

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ADVERSE, AVERSE

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ADVICE, ADVISE

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ADVISER, ADVISOR

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AFFECT, EFFECT

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AFFINITY

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AGGRAVATE

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AHOLD

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AID, AIDE

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AIL, ALE

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AISLE, ISLE

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ALIBI

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ALL BUT ONE

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ALL READY, ALREADY

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ALL RIGHT

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ALL-TIME RECORD

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ALL TOGETHER, ALTOGETHER

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ALLUDE, ELUDE, REFER

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ALLUSION, ILLUSION

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ALLOWED, ALOUD

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ALTAR, ALTER

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ALTHOUGH, THOUGH

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ALUMNA, ALUMNUS; ALUMNAE, ALUMNI

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AMBIGUOUS, AMBIVALENT

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AMIABLE, AMICABLE

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AMID, AMIDST

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AMONG, BETWEEN

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AMOUNT, NUMBER

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a.m., p.m.

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AN

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AND/OR

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ANECDOTE, ANTIDOTE

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AN HISTORIC

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ANXIOUS, EAGER

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ANY MORE, ANYMORE

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ANY TIME, ANYTIME

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APPRAISE, APPRISE

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ASCENT, ASSENT

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AS REGARDS

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ASSUME, PRESUME

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ASSURE, ENSURE, INSURE

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ATTAIN, OBTAIN

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AURAL, ORAL

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AVERSE

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A WHILE, AWHILE

Confusing Words and Homonyms

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