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Do you know the difference between ‘imminent’ and ‘eminent’? These words sound similar when spoken,...
Is there a difference between ‘learned’ and ‘learnt’? Or are these words interchangeable? This may...
It’s easy to confuse ‘advice’ and ‘advise’, as they only differ by one letter and...
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‘Stair’ and ‘stare’ are homophones. But while these words sound the same, they have very...
The words ‘rays’, ‘raise’ and ‘raze’ all sound the same. They mean completely different things,...
‘Bean’ and ‘been’ sound the same, so it’s easy to mix up these words. But...
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‘Wine’ and ‘whine’ have very different meanings, but they only differ by one letter, so...
The words ‘gaffe’ and ‘gaff’ sound the same and only differ by one letter in...
The words ‘flaunt’ and ‘flout’ look similar written down, so it’s easy to mix them...
The words ‘week’ and ‘weak’ sound identical but have different meanings. And since they only...
The words ‘peace’ and ‘piece’ sound the same, but you won’t want to use the...
The words ‘empathy’ and ‘sympathy’ are both related to how we respond to other people’s...