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Word Choice: Valuable vs. Invaluable

‘Valuable’ and ‘invaluable’ are tricky words. They look like opposites, but there’s actually a big...

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Word Choice: Toe vs. Tow

The words ‘toe’ and ‘tow’ sound the same but have different meanings. And it’s essential...

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Word Choice: Night vs. Knight

It can be easy to mix up words that sound the same but have different...

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Word Choice: Gate vs. Gait

The words ‘gate’ and ‘gait’ sound the same, but they have different meanings. Since they...

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Word Choice: Tail vs. Tale

‘Tail’ and ‘tale’ sound the same, but these words mean different things. In this post,...

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Word Choice: Sun vs. Son

The words ‘sun’ and ‘son’ sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings. This...

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Word Choice: Flu, Flue or Flew?

The words ‘flu’, ‘flue’ and ‘flew’ all sound the same, yet they mean completely different...

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Word Choice: Board vs. Bored

The words ‘board’ and ‘bored’ sound the same, so it can be easy to mix...

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Word Choice: Wait vs. Weight

The words ‘wait’ and ‘weight’ sound the same, which can make them confusing! But these...

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Word Choice: Sheath vs. Sheathe

It is easy to mix up the words ‘sheath’ and ‘sheathe’ as they are related...

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Word Choice: Familiar vs. Familial

The words ‘familiar’ and ‘familial’ look and sound similar, so it is easy to get...

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Word Choice: Wreath vs. Wreathe

Only one letter separates ‘wreath’ and ‘wreathe’, and these words are related. As such, they’re...

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