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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CACHE, CACHET, CASH

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CALVARY, CAVALRY

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CAN, MAY

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CANNON, CANON

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CANNOT

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CANVAS, CANVASS

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CAPITAL, CAPITOL

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CARAT, CARET, KARAT

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CAREEN, CAREER

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CAST, CASTE

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CAVALRY

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CEMENT, CONCRETE

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CENSOR, CENSURE

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CENTER AROUND

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CEREAL, SERIAL

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CHAISE LOUNGE

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CHILDISH, CHILDLIKE

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CHILE, CHILI

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CHOMPING AT THE BIT

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CHORAL, CORAL

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CHORALE, CORRAL

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CHORD, CORD

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CITE, SIGHT, SITE

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CLASSIC, CLASSICAL

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CLICHÉ

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CLICK, CLIQUE

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CLIMACTIC, CLIMATIC

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CLOSE PROXIMITY

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COARSE, COURSE

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COHORT

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COIN A PHRASE

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COINCIDENCE

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COLLECTABLE, COLLECTIBLE

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COLLIDE, CRASH

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COMPARE TO, COMPARE WITH

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COMPEL, IMPEL

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COMPLEMENT, COMPLIMENT

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COMPLETE, COMPLETELY

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COMPRISE

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CONCERTED

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CONCRETE

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CONFIDANT, CONFIDENT

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CONNIVE, CONSPIRE

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CONNOTE, DENOTE

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CONTINUAL, CONTINUOUS

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CONVINCE, PERSUADE

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CORAL

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CORD

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CORP., CORPS

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CORRAL

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COUNCIL, COUNSEL

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COUPLE

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COUPLE OF

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COURSE

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CRASH

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CRAVEN

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CRITERIA

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CUBICAL, CUBICLE

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CURRENTLY

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Confusing Words and Homonyms

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