Partially or partially means incompletely--
This report is partially finished; I'll take it home over the weekend.
This has been partially repaired; I'll have to come back tomorrow to do the rest.
Partiality or partiality means favor or a bias in favor of--
The lawyer thought that the judge showed partiality to the plaintiff.
A teacher should not show partiality to any student.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Our report on the partiality of the jury is partially done."
Note--"partial" means incomplete--
We did a check-up of his health.
This is in partial payment of my bill.
"Partial" is also an informal term for "biased in favor of "--
He is partial to any kind of barbecue.
I'm partial to any sweets made with honey.
Not to be confused with "impartial", meaning showing no favor or bias--
A jury is supposed to be impartial.
Note # 2--"partly" means to some extent, or to a certain extent--
That's only partly true.
The report is partly finished.
Your answer was only partly correct.
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
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