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‘Leant’ and ‘lent’ sound identical. They’re also both past tense verbs. As a result, it’s...
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The words ‘hole’ and ‘whole’ sound the same. However, one is spelled with a ‘w’...
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‘Allude’ and ‘elude’ sound alike, but using the wrong one could change the meaning of...
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Mixing up ‘hung’ and ‘hanged’ is quite a common error. Both words can be the...
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At first glance, the words ‘uncharted’ and ‘unchartered’ look almost identical. But the pesky extra...
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The words ‘wave’ and ‘waive’ sound identical. And to make matters more confusing, ‘wave’ has...
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Things could turn ‘grisly’ if you disturb a ‘grizzly’, and then you have to hope...
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Happy Christmas! Our present to you? Some homophones! What do you mean you wanted a...
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Are you all at sea over word choice? That’s understandable, as English has plenty of...
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‘Threw’ and ‘through’ might sound the same, but these words have entirely different meanings. So,...
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Despite sounding identical, the words ‘sew’, ‘sow’ and ‘so’ have completely different meanings. As a...
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We have a ton of proofreading to do right now! Or should that be a...
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