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Depending on the word, the letters ‘c’ and ‘s’ can both make the same sound....
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‘Lead’ sounds exactly the same as ‘led’, which is the past tense of ‘lead’. However,...
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‘Route’ and ‘rout’ are pronounced differently in Australian English (which isn’t always the case in...
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Sometimes we think the Americans are messing with English just to confuse the rest of...
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Who do you call when two words sound the same and you can’t tell them...
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Ideally, all words would be clearly distinct in spelling and pronunciation. In practice, there are...
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Mix ups over when to use ‘that’ and ‘which’ are common, especially among those for...
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In our ‘Word Choice’ posts, we typically focus on homophones (i.e. words that sound similar...
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‘Assume’ and ‘presume’ are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings. So although both...
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‘History’ is a relatively simple word used to refer to the past. It is also...
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In spoken English, it’s common to pronounce ‘into’ and ‘in to’ in the same way....
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Words with similar spellings and pronunciations, like ‘premier’ and ‘premiere’, can be confusing. So here...
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