Draft or draft means
Draff or draff means
Now that you know that, you can say --
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 30, 2018
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
holdover, hold over
Holdover or holdover ( one word ) means
Hold ove or hold over ( two words ) means
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Hold ove or hold over ( two words ) means
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Friday, May 25, 2018
eat-in, eaten
Eat-in or eat-in means
Eaten or eaten means
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Note--"eating" means
Eaten or eaten means
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Note--"eating" means
Thursday, May 24, 2018
hirsute, her suit
Hirsute or hirsute means
Her suit or her suit ( rymes with hirsute ) means
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Her suit or her suit ( rymes with hirsute ) means
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
calculus, calculous
Calculus or calculus means
Calculous or calculous means
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Calculous or calculous means
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
a rhythmic, arrhythmic
A rhythmic or a rhythmic ( two words ) means
Arrhythmic or arrhythmic ( one word ) means
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Arrhythmic or arrhythmic ( one word ) means
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Monday, May 21, 2018
hurdle, hurtle
Hurdle or hurdle means
Hurtle or hurtle means
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Hurtle or hurtle means
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Friday, May 18, 2018
stowaway, stow away
Stowaway or stowaway ( one word ) means
Stow away or stow away ( two words ) means
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Stow away or stow away ( two words ) means
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
resin, rosin
Resin or resin means
Rosin or rosin means
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Rosin or rosin means
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
doubt, redoubt
Doubt or doubt means
Redoubt or redoubt means
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Redoubt or redoubt means
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
attach, attaché
Attach or attach means
Attaché or attaché means
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Attaché or attaché means
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Monday, May 14, 2018
standout, stand out
Standout or standout ( one word ) means
Stand out or stand out ( two words ) means
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Stand out or stand out ( two words ) means
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Friday, May 11, 2018
gnaw, naw
Gnaw or gnaw means
Naw or naw ( rhymes with gnaw ) means
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Naw or naw ( rhymes with gnaw ) means
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
chop a, chopa
Chop a or chop a ( two words ) means
Chpa or chopa ( one word ) means
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Chpa or chopa ( one word ) means
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
overused, over used
Overused or overused ( one word ) means
Over used or over used ( two words ) means
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Over used or over used ( two words ) means
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
shock, chock
Shock or shock means
Chock or chock means
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Chock or chock means
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Monday, May 7, 2018
wins, winze
Wins or wins is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "win", meaning
Winze or winze ( rhymes with wins ) means
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Winze or winze ( rhymes with wins ) means
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Saturday, May 5, 2018
apace, a pace
Apace or apace ( one word ) means
A pace or a pace ( two words ) means
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A pace or a pace ( two words ) means
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Thursday, May 3, 2018
proem, pro-am
Proem or proem means
Pro-am or pro-am means
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Pro-am or pro-am means
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
prior, prier
Prier or prier( sometimes spelled pryer ) means
Prior or prior ( rhymes with prier ) means
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Prior or prior ( rhymes with prier ) means
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
tensor, tense or
Tensor or tensor ( one word ) means
Tense or or tense or ( two words ) means
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Note --"tens or"
Tense or or tense or ( two words ) means
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Note --"tens or"
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