Homonym or homonym means
Ad hominem or ad hominem means
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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.
Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
portal, porthole
Portal or portal means
Porthole or porthole means
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Note--"pothole" means
Porthole or porthole means
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Note--"pothole" means
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
trophy, trophi
Trophy or trophy means
Trophi or trophi means
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Trophi or trophi means
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
innocence, in a sense
Innocence or innocence means
In a sense or in a sense means
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Note--"innocents"
Not to be confused with "innocent's"
"Innocent's" ( always capitalized )
Note # 2--"in no sense" means
In a sense or in a sense means
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Note--"innocents"
Not to be confused with "innocent's"
"Innocent's" ( always capitalized )
Note # 2--"in no sense" means
Monday, April 24, 2017
rocket, roquet
Rocket or rocket means
Roquet or roquet means
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Roquet or roquet means
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
antidote, antedate
Antidote or antidote means
Antedate or antedate means
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Note--"anecdote" means
Antedate or antedate means
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Note--"anecdote" means
Thursday, April 20, 2017
sanitary, sanatory
Sanitary or sanitary means
Sanatory or sanatory means
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Sanatory or sanatory means
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
comparison, caparison
Comparison or comparison means
Caparison or caparison means
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Caparison or caparison means
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
barbell, barbel
Barbell or barbell means
Barbel or barbel means
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Barbel or barbel means
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Monday, April 17, 2017
coat, cote
Coat or coat means
Coat may also mean
Coat may also mean
Cote or cote ( rhymes with coat ) means
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Coat may also mean
Coat may also mean
Cote or cote ( rhymes with coat ) means
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Friday, April 14, 2017
careless, care less
Careless or careless ( one word ) means
Care less or care less ( two words ) means
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Care less or care less ( two words ) means
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
bomb, balm
Bomb or bomb means
Balm or balm ( nearly rhymes with bomb ) means
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Balm or balm ( nearly rhymes with bomb ) means
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
oxidant, occident
Oxidant or oxidant means
Occident or occident means
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Occident or occident means
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
archrival, archival
Archrival or archrival means
Archival or archival means
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Archival or archival means
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Monday, April 10, 2017
precocious, procacious
Precocious or precocious means
Procacious or procacious means
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Procacious or procacious means
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Friday, April 7, 2017
jewel, joule
Jewel or jewel means
Joule or joule ( nearly rhymes with jewel ) means
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Joule or joule ( nearly rhymes with jewel ) means
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
medium, median
Medium or medium means
Median or median means
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Median or median means
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
weld, welt
Weld or weld means
Welt or welt means
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Welt or welt means
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
emerge, immerge
Emerge or emerge means
Immerge or immerge means
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Immerge or immerge means
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Monday, April 3, 2017
handout, hand out
Handout or handout ( one word ) means
Hand out or hand out ( two words ) means
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Hand out or hand out ( two words ) means
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