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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