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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Commonly Confused Words

Commonly Confused Words

Notes for Grammar and Mechanics

Toolkit

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alot / a lot / allot

• alot – NOT ONE WORD

• a lot – many

• allot – to give or share in arbitrary amounts

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accept / except

• accept – to recognize

• except - excluding

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advice / advise

• advice – a recommended opinion

• advise – to give advice; to inform

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affect / effect

• affect – to influence

• effect – result ; to bring about

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all ready / already

• all ready– completely prepared

• already– by or before a specified or implied time

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all together / altogether

• all together– in a group; in unison

• altogether– completely or thoroughly

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beside / besides

• beside – next to

• besides – in addition to

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capital / capitol

• capital – money invested ; a town or city where a government sits

• capitol – a government building

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choose / chose

• choose – to select

• chose – the past tense of choose

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complement / compliment

• complement – match

• compliment – praise; to give praise

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desert / dessert

• desert – arid, sandy region

• dessert – sweet served after a meal

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farther / further

• farther – beyond

• further - additional

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lose / loose

• loose – not restrained; not fastened

• lose – to fail to win; to be deprived of

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principal / principle

• principal – main ; person in charge

• principle - standard

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quiet / quit / quite

• quiet – still ; calm

• quit – to stop ; to discontinue

• quite – very ; fairly ; positively

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stationary / stationery

• stationary – not moving

• stationery – writing paper

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than / then

• than – in contrast to

• then - next

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their / there / they’re

• their – belonging to them

• there – in a place

• they’re – contraction for “they are”

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to / too / two

• to – in the direction of

• too – also ; in addition

• two – the number between one and three

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weather / whether

• weather – atmospheric conditions; to last or ride out

• whether – if it be the case ; in either case

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who / which

• who – refers to people

• which – refers to nonliving objects or to animals (which should never refer to people)

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who’s / whose

• who’s – contraction for “who is”

• whose – possessive pronoun

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your / you’re

• your – possessive pronoun (belonging to you)

• you’re – contraction for “you are”