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Commonly Confused Words

Commonly Confused Words. Notes for Grammar and Mechanics Toolkit. alot / a lot / allot. alot – NOT ONE WORD a lot – many allot – to give or share in arbitrary amounts. accept / except. accept – to recognize except - excluding. advice / advise. advice – a recommended opinion

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Commonly Confused Words

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  1. Commonly Confused Words Notes for Grammar and Mechanics Toolkit

  2. alot / a lot / allot • alot – NOT ONE WORD • a lot – many • allot – to give or share in arbitrary amounts

  3. accept / except • accept– to recognize • except- excluding

  4. advice / advise • advice– a recommended opinion • advise – to give advice; to inform

  5. affect / effect • affect – to influence • effect– result ; to bring about

  6. all ready / already • all ready– completely prepared • already– by or before a specified or implied time

  7. all together / altogether • all together– in a group; in unison • altogether– completely or thoroughly

  8. beside / besides • beside – next to • besides– in addition to

  9. capital / capitol • capital– money invested ; a town or city where a government sits • capitol– a government building

  10. choose / chose • choose – to select • chose – the past tense of choose

  11. complement / compliment • complement – match • compliment– praise; to give praise

  12. desert / dessert • desert– arid, sandy region • dessert– sweet served after a meal

  13. farther / further • farther – beyond • further - additional

  14. lose / loose • loose– not restrained; not fastened • lose – to fail to win; to be deprived of

  15. principal / principle • principal – main ; person in charge • principle - standard

  16. quiet / quit / quite • quiet– still ; calm • quit – to stop ; to discontinue • quite– very ; fairly ; positively

  17. stationary / stationery • stationary – not moving • stationery– writing paper

  18. than / then • than– in contrast to • then - next

  19. their / there / they’re • their – belonging to them • there– in a place • they’re – contraction for “they are”

  20. to / too / two • to – in the direction of • too– also ; in addition • two– the number between one and three

  21. weather / whether • weather – atmospheric conditions; to last or ride out • whether – if it be the case ; in either case

  22. who / which • who – refers to people • which – refers to nonliving objects or to animals (which should never refer to people)

  23. who’s / whose • who’s– contraction for “who is” • whose – possessive pronoun

  24. your / you’re • your– possessive pronoun (belonging to you) • you’re – contraction for “you are”

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