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Word Choice: Mince vs. Mints

Happy Christmas! Our present to you? Some homophones! What do you mean you wanted a...

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Word Choice: Sea vs. See

Are you all at sea over word choice? That’s understandable, as English has plenty of...

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Word Choice: Threw vs. Through

‘Threw’ and ‘through’ might sound the same, but these words have entirely different meanings. So,...

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Word Choice: Sew, Sow or So?

Despite sounding identical, the words ‘sew’, ‘sow’ and ‘so’ have completely different meanings. As a...

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Word Choice: Ton vs. Tonne

We have a ton of proofreading to do right now! Or should that be a...

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Word Choice: Steal vs. Steel

Like many homophones, ‘steal’ and ‘steel’ sound the same yet differ in meaning. But these...

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Word Choice: Are vs. Our

The words ‘are’ and ‘our’ can be confusing, especially if you speak English as an...

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Word Choice: Manner vs. Manor

The words ‘manner’ and ‘manor’ sound the same, so it is easy to confuse them...

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Word Choice: Vain, Vane or Vein?

The words ‘vain’, ‘vane’ and ‘vein’ are homophones – words that differ in spelling and...

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Word Choice: Horse vs. Hoarse

What do you call a croaky equine? Before we can answer that question, we need...

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Word Choice: Cannon vs. Canon

The words ‘cannon’ and ‘canon’ are homophones – words that differ in both their spelling...

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Word Choice: Plane vs. Plain

‘Plane’ and ‘plain’ are a tricky word pair. These terms are pronounced the same but...

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