Wide or wide means
Why'd or why'd ( rhymes with wide ) 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.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Saturday, December 9, 2017
annex, an ex, an x
Annex or annex ( one word ) means
An ex or an ex ( two words ) means
An x means
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An ex or an ex ( two words ) means
An x means
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
capsize, cap size
Capsize or capsize ( one word ) means
Cap size or cap size ( two words ) means
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Cap size or cap size ( two words ) means
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
knock off, knockoff
Knock off or knock off ( two words ) means
Knockoff or knockoff ( one word ) means
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Knockoff or knockoff ( one word ) means
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
mutate, mutilate
Mutate or mutate means
Mutilate or mutilate means
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Mutilate or mutilate means
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Monday, December 4, 2017
inland, in land
Inland or inland ( one word ) means
In land or in land ( two words ) means
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In land or in land ( two words ) means
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Friday, December 1, 2017
throwback, throw back
Throwback or throwback ( one word ) means
Throw back or throw back ( two words ) means
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Throw back or throw back ( two words ) means
Now that you know that, you can say --
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