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accept/except:
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accept=to receive;
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except=excluding
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affect/effect:
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affect=verb, to act upon OR to have an
effect upon;
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effect=noun only, a change caused by an
action
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apart/a
part:
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apart=1 word, separately, not together;
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a part=2
words, a part of or in, a role or
share
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break/brake:
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break=verb or noun, to
crack/fracture or a crack/fracture
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brake=to stop or those devices
on your car to help you stop
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cite/sight/site:
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cite=to make mention of or to quote as an
example;
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sight=something seen or one of the five
senses;
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site=a place or location (Web site)
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complement/compliment:
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complement=something that finishes, goes
with, completes (subject complement);
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compliment=to praise or flatter
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conscience/conscious:
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conscience=noun, moral compass;
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conscious=adjective, aware, awake
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counsel/council:
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counsel=noun, advice OR noun, a lawyer OR
verb, to advise;
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council=a deliberative body
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definitely/defiantly:
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“defiantly” is often mistakenly used for
“definitely”
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defiantly = disobediently, rebelliously
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definitely = certainly, absolutely
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Spell-Check cannot help here -- actually, I think
SC helps creates this when students choose the wrong
suggestion that SC offers.
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desert/dessert:
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desert=noun, barren land OR verb, to
abandon;
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dessert=noun, after-dinner treat
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elicit/illicit:
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elicit=verb, to bring out;
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illicit=adjective, illegal, unlawful
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fair/fare:
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fair=adjective, just, reasonable OR noun,
festival, carnival;
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fare=noun, ticket price OR noun, food OR
verb, to get along
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hanged/hung:
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hanged=past
tense of "to hang - a person from a noose";
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hung=past
tense of "to hang - any other object" (painting,
i.e.)
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lead/led:
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lead=present tense of the verb, to guide
OR noun, a heavy metal or graphite in a pencil
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led=past tense of the verb (pronounced
like the noun)
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loose/lose:
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loose=adjective, baggy, not tight;
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lose=verb, to misplace OR verb, to fail to
win
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moral/morale:
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moral=adjective, virtuous, good OR noun,
lesson taught by a story
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morale=noun, mood, spirit, mental
condition
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personal/personnel:
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personal=adjective, private OR adjective,
individual;
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personnel=noun, staff, workers
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plain/plane:
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plain=adjective, unadorned, simple OR
noun, level land;
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plane=short for airplane OR carpenter’s
tool OR level surface
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principal/principle:
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principal=noun, head of school OR noun,
sum of money;
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principle=basic law or guideline
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quiet/quite:
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quiet=adjective, silent, still
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quite=adverb, completely, entirely OR
adverb, very, considerably
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stationary/stationery:
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stationary=adjective, in a fixed position,
immobile
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stationery=noun, writing supplies and
especially paper
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straight/strait:
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straight=adjective, not
crooked/curved OR adjective, direct, truthful,
honest OR adverb, directly
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strait=noun, channel between two large
bodies of water OR noun, distress, difficulty
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than/then:
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than=used in comparison;
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then=adverb, next
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weather/whether:
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weather=noun, climate;
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whether=if
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