Makeup or makeup ( one word ) means
Make up or make up ( two words ) 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.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017
forgiving, for giving
Forgiving or forgiving ( one word ) means
For giving or for giving ( two words ) means
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For giving or for giving ( two words ) means
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Thursday, July 27, 2017
damnation, damned nation
Damnation or damnation ( one word )
Damned nation or damned nation ( two words, also damn nation ) means
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Damned nation or damned nation ( two words, also damn nation ) means
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
center, sent her
Center or center means
Sent her or sent her
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Sent her or sent her
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
bigwig, big wig
Bigwig or bigwig means
Big wig or big wig means
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Big wig or big wig means
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Monday, July 24, 2017
sniffle, snivel
Sniffle or sniffle means
Snivel or snivel means
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Snivel or snivel means
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Friday, July 21, 2017
tambour, tambor
Tambour or tambour means
Tambor or tambor means
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Tambor or tambor means
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
incidents, incidence
Incidents or incidents means
Incidence or incidence ( rhymes with incidents ) means
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Incidence or incidence ( rhymes with incidents ) means
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
exhausting, exhaustive
Exhausting or exhausting means
Exhaustive or exhaustive means
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Exhaustive or exhaustive means
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
riff, rif
Riff or riff means
Rif or rif ( also spelled RIF ) means
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Rif or rif ( also spelled RIF ) means
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Monday, July 17, 2017
deadbeat, dead beat
Deadbeat or deadbeat ( one word ) means
Dead beat or dead beat ( two words ) means
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Dead beat or dead beat ( two words ) means
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Friday, July 14, 2017
botany, botony
Botany or botany means
Botony ( also spelled botonny, botonnée, or botonée ) means
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Botony ( also spelled botonny, botonnée, or botonée ) means
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Thursday, July 13, 2017
here at, hereat
Here at or here at ( two words ) means
Hereat or hereat ( one word ) means
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Hereat or hereat ( one word ) means
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here to, hereto
Here to or here to ( two words ) means
Hereto or hereto ( one word, rhymes with here to ) means
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Hereto or hereto ( one word, rhymes with here to ) means
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
asunder, as under
Asunder or asunder ( one word ) means
As under or as under ( two words ) means
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As under or as under ( two words ) means
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Monday, July 10, 2017
seedy, CD
Seedy or seedy means
CD ( almost rhymes with seedy ) means
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CD ( almost rhymes with seedy ) means
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Friday, July 7, 2017
editor, edit or
Editor or editor ( one word ) means
Edit or or edit or ( two words ) means
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Edit or or edit or ( two words ) means
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
pastor, past or
Pastor or pastor ( one word ) means
Past or or past or ( two words ) means
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Past or or past or ( two words ) means
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
sender, send her
Sender or sender means
Send her or send her means
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Send her or send her means
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017
limb, limn
Limb or limb means
Limn or limn means
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Limn or limn means
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Monday, July 3, 2017
juncture, junked your
Juncture or juncture ( one word ) means
Junked your or junked your ( two words ) means
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Junked your or junked your ( two words ) means
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