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Many people find the words ‘farther’ and ‘further’ confusing and use them interchangeably. This won’t...
Even when words differ in both pronunciation and spelling, it’s still possible to get them...
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One common mistake we see at Proofed is similarly spelled words being confused with one...
There are lots of English words which look similar to one another but diverge in...
They’re almost spelled the same, sound similar when spoken, and yet differ from one another...
There are some words in English that even native speakers get confused, such as ‘afflict’...
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One vowel can make a big difference sometimes. Take ‘adapt’ and ‘adopt’, for instance: these...
The words ‘less’ and ‘fewer’ are both comparatives and often used to mean the same...
The question of whether to use ‘who’ or ‘whom’ is a tricky one and can...
‘Emigrate’ and ‘immigrate’ sound similar when spoken, so it’s no surprise they’re sometimes used interchangeably...
Although they are pronounced similarly, ‘feint’ and ‘faint’ have different meanings, and one is much...
Although ‘practise’ and ‘practice’ sound exactly the same and have very similar spellings, the one...