fatuous, fastuous

Fatuous or fatuous describes words that are foolish, airy or thoughtless --
He counts himself a scholar, but his arguments are usually fatuous.
If she opens her mouth and makes one more fatuous remark, I'll weep.

Fastuous or fastuous means arrogant or ostentatious --
She had a regal bearing, and greeted people with a fastuous nod.
She was always overdressed, fastuous if not fashionable.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"The wedding dinner was unstylishly fastuous; he felt a need to excuse it with fatuous explanations."

hell, he'll

Hell or hell means the place where the dead abide, or where those who were wicked while they lived go when they die --
He's making a film full of visions of hell and the afterlife.
Many people still believe in a hell inhabited by demons and the evil dead.

He'll or he'll is a contraction ( short, informal form ) of "he will", meaning a male ( he ) is going to ( will ) --
He'll be there tomorrow at noon.
Do you think he'll agree to the plan?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He's afraid that if he enjoys life on Earth, he'll go to hell when he dies."

abort, a bort

Abort or abort ( one word ) means to fail or stop at an early or premature stage, or to miscarry or terminate a pregnancy --
NASA had to abort the mission because of engine failure.
The accident caused her to abort the fetus.

A bort or a bort ( two words ) means a quantity of low-grade diamonds or fragments, useful when crushed or powdered --
They worked the mine for months, for nothing but a bort.
He still has a bort he hopes to sell; we'll need the money for expenses.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"If we abort the project now, we won't even have a bort to show for our trouble."

carries, caries

Carries or carries is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "carry", meaning to contain or hold; to transport --
He carries his books in an old knapsack.
She carries the groceries in reusable bags.
This drain carries water away from the house.

Carries may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "carry", meaning to conduct or to bear --
This violation carries a heavy fine.
She carries tales; her teacher wants to talk to us about it.
He carries himself like a prince of the blood.

Caries or caries means tooth decay, or bone or plant tissue decay --
Poor diet is one of the causes of dental caries.
The dentist will fix the teeth that have been damaged by caries.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"Ignoring caries carries a risk; you could lose your teeth."

dental, dentil

Dental or dental describes something having to do with the teeth --
Good dental hygiene is very important.
Poor diet is a major cause of dental caries.

Dentil or dentil means a small rectangular block used to make part of the design near the top of a classical column on a building, or a rectangular piece making a design on molding--
This block was once a dentil on the column of a very old building.
He wants dentil crown molding in the living room.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"He tried to make dentil molding, but it looks like it needs dental work."

Note --"dentelle" ( French for lace )  means a lacy design, most commonly one tooled into a book cover, as a border --
He wants the cover in red leather, with old-fashioned dentelle decoration.

enforce, in force

Enforce or enforce ( one word ) means to compel obedience or cooperation, as to rules or laws --
His job is to enforce the law, whether he agrees with it or not.
We have a code of conduct, and every staff member must help to enforce it.

Enforce may also mean to support, as a claim or an argument --
He is hoping that the court will enforce his claim.
He used evidence and experience to enforce his argument.

In force or in force ( two words ) means in operation or valid --
This new rule will be in force starting after the holiday.
That regulation is no longer in force.

In force also means in great numbers or with full strength --
The police are out in force; they must be expecting a crowd.
The unit attacked in force; no one was left behind.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"New parking regulations are now in force; the city will enforce them starting today."

a bridge, abridge

A bridge or a bridge ( two words ) means one ( a ) something built to cross over a river or highway, or something that spans or connects two things ( bridge )--
They are building a bridge over the new highway.
There is a bridge across the river about a mile south of here.
The dentist says he will need a bridge; it will take several visits.
We hope this event will serve as a bridge between our cultures.

Abridge or abridge ( one word, rhymes with a bridge ) means, to shorten or condense by deleting some parts --
The publisher wants to abridge the novel, to under 500 pages.
We would like the author to help us abridge this; it is much too long.

Abridge may also mean, figuratively, to cut short, to make less of --
The new bill is unconstitutional because it would serve to abridge the voting rights of some citizens, based solely on race.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"The speaker has planned a long talk about a bridge and road building plan, but we'd like him to abridge his talk to fit in a ten minute time slot."