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Word Choice: Incite vs. Insight

The words ‘incite’ and ‘insight’ sound similar but are spelled differently. They also mean very...

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Word Choice: Knit vs. Nit

The words ‘knit’ and ‘nit’ sound the same despite their different spellings. And since they...

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Word Choice: Our vs. Hour

The words ‘our’ and ‘hour’ sound the same but have very different meanings. And to...

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Word Choice: Heard vs. Herd

The words ‘heard’ and ‘herd’ sound identical and look similar written down. But these words...

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Word Choice: Aisle vs. Isle

‘Aisle’ and ‘isle’ sound almost identical. But these words differ completely in meaning (and one...

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Word Choice: Cue vs. Queue

The words ‘cue’ and ‘queue’ sound the same, but these are very different terms! To...

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Word Choice: Idle vs. Idol

When spoken, ‘idle’ and ‘idol’ sound very similar. But these words differ in spelling and...

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Word Choice: Key vs. Quay

The words ‘key’ and ‘quay’ sound the same. But while ‘key’ has many meanings in...

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Word Choice: Or, Oar or Ore?

‘Or’, ‘oar’, and ‘ore’ sound identical, but these words have very different meanings. Make sure...

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Word Choice: Not vs. Knot

Although ‘not’ and ‘knot’ sound the same, they have very different meanings. As a result,...

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Word Choice: Gamble vs. Gambol

It’s easy to mix up words that sound the same, like ‘gamble’ and ‘gambol’, especially...

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Word Choice: Veil vs. Vale

‘Veil’ and ‘vale’ sound the same but have different meanings. So, how do you make...

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