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Word confusion

abstruse vs. obtuse

adverse vs. averse

affect vs. effect

already vs. all ready

amount vs. number

assume vs. presume

attain vs. obtain

bald-faced vs. boldface

Blatant vs. flagrant

breath vs. breathe

chasten vs. chastise

Compel vs. impel

compose vs. comprise

Connote vs. denote

continual vs. continuous

cornet vs. coronet

crevice vs. crevasse

decry vs. descry

deduction vs. induction

defuse vs. diffuse

detract vs. distract

dissemble vs. disassemble

divorcée vs. divorcé

Elegy vs. eulogy

empathy vs. sympathy

enquire vs. inquire

Entomology vs. etymology

envision vs. envisage

everyday vs. every day

farther vs. further

flammable vs. inflammable

flaunt vs. flout

instantly vs. instantaneously

preventative vs. preventive

Tenant vs. tenet

Recent updates

End result (09-06)

Entomology vs. etymology (09-01)

Follow up vs. follow-up vs. followup (08-19)

Ex post facto usage (08-18)

Exclamation point (08-17)

Elegy vs. eulogy (08-16)

Drier vs. dryer (07-28)

Ensure vs. insure (vs. assure) (07-27)

Dilemma usage (07-26)

Cut-and-dried usage (07-22)

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