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Word Choice: Waist vs. Waste

The words ‘waist’ and ‘waste’ are homophones, so they sound the same but have different...

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Word Choice: In vs. Inn

Since ‘in’ and ‘inn’ sound the same, it is easy to mix up these terms....

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Word Choice: Wander vs. Wonder

The words ‘wander’ and ‘wonder’ sound similar. They’re also very close in spelling, with only...

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Word Choice: Sauce vs. Source

‘Sauce’ and ‘source’ may sound similar when spoken, but these terms are very different in...

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Word Choice: Meat vs. Meet

The words ‘meat’ and ‘meet’ sound the same, but they have very different meanings. Make...

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Word Choice: Guilt vs. Gilt

‘Guilt’ and ‘gilt’ sound very similar. They’re also similarly spelled, with only the ‘u’ in...

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Word Choice: Earn vs. Urn

‘Earn’ and ‘urn’ sound the same, making it easy to get them confused. But these...

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Word Choice: Fate vs. Fete

Although ‘fate’ and ‘fete’ sound alike, they have very different meanings. Check out our advice...

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Word Choice: Dialogue vs. Dialog

Are ‘dialogue’ and ‘dialog’ just different spellings of the same word? Or is there a...

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Word Choice: Air vs. Heir

The words ‘air’ and ‘heir’ sound the same, which makes it easy to confuse them...

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Word Choice: Yoke vs. Yolk

The words ‘yoke’ and ‘yolk’ sound similar, but they mean different things. As such, you...

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Word Choice: Gorilla vs. Guerrilla

The words ‘gorilla’ and ‘guerrilla’ sound similar, so it is easy to get them confused....

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