Hang up or hang up ( two words ) means
Hangup or hangup ( one word ) 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.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
pul lover, pullover
Pull over or pull over ( two words ) means
Pullover or pullover ( one word ) means
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Pullover or pullover ( one word ) means
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Monday, May 29, 2017
title, tidal
Title or title means
Tidal or tidal means
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Tidal or tidal means
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Friday, May 26, 2017
hospital, hospitable
Hospital or hospital means
Hospitable or hospitable means
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Hospitable or hospitable means
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
diatonic, diatomic
Diatonic or diatonic means
Diatomic or diatomic means
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Diatomic or diatomic means
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
monaural, monorail
Monaural or monaural means
Monorail or monorail means
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Monorail or monorail means
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
curds, Kurds
Curds or curds means
Kurds ( always capitalized ) means
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Kurds ( always capitalized ) means
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Monday, May 22, 2017
enjoy, in joy
Enjoy or enjoy means
In joy or in joy means
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In joy or in joy means
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Friday, May 19, 2017
goddess, godless
Goddess or goddess means
Godless or godless means
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Godless or godless means
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
arrogant, arrogate
Arrogant or arrogant means
Arrogate or arrogate means
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Arrogate or arrogate means
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
dissenter, disinter
Dissenter or dissenter means
Disinter or disinter means
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Disinter or disinter means
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
county, country
County or county means
Country or country means
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Country or country means
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Monday, May 15, 2017
blandish, brandish
Blandish or blandish means
Brandish or brandish means
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Brandish or brandish means
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Friday, May 12, 2017
Cyprus, cypress
Cyprus ( always capitalized ) means
Cypress or cypress means
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Cypress or cypress means
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
accrual, a cruel, a crewel
Accrual or accrual means
A cruel or a cruel ( rhymes with accrual )
A crewel or a crewel ( rhymes with accrual ) means
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A cruel or a cruel ( rhymes with accrual )
A crewel or a crewel ( rhymes with accrual ) means
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
accrue, a crew
Accrue or accrue means
A crew or a crew means
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A crew or a crew means
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
pal, pall
Pal or pal means
Pall or pall means
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Note--"Paul" ( rhymes with pall ) is a male's given name, always capitalized--
Pall or pall means
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Note--"Paul" ( rhymes with pall ) is a male's given name, always capitalized--
Monday, May 8, 2017
physic, physique
Physic or physic means
Physique or physique means
Physics or physics means
Physiques or physiques means
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Physique or physique means
Physics or physics means
Physiques or physiques means
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Friday, May 5, 2017
cubit, qubit
Cubit or cubit means
Qubit or qubit ( also spelled qbit ) means a quantum bit, or
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Note--"cube it" means
Qubit or qubit ( also spelled qbit ) means a quantum bit, or
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Note--"cube it" means
Thursday, May 4, 2017
inadequate, in adequate
Inadequate or inadequate ( one word ) means
In adequate or in adequate ( two words ) means
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In adequate or in adequate ( two words ) means
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
salvage, selvedge
Salvage or salvage means
Selvedge or selvedge means
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Selvedge or selvedge means
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
orchard, or chard
Orchard or orchard ( one word ) means
Or chard or or chard ( two words ) means
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Or chard or or chard ( two words ) means
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Monday, May 1, 2017
mango, man go
Mango or mango ( one word ) means
Man go or man go ( two words ) means
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Man go or man go ( two words ) means
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