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EASILY CONFUSED WORDS: DON VS. DAWN

Don and dawn are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted, or what word you…

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[kathleenwcurry]

Easily Confused Words: Flare vs. Flair

Flare and flair are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted, or what word…

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EASILY CONFUSED WORDS: CONSCIOUS VS. CONSCIENCE

Conscious and conscience are easily confused words. People often use conscious when they mean conscience. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It…

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Easily CONFUSED WORDS: ROLL VS. ROLE

Roll and role are easily confused words. They are also homophones, meaning words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things. Homophones are a type of homonym. Click the link for more information on that. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t…

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Easily Confused Words: Contest vs. Context

Easily Confused Words: Contest vs. Context

Contest and context are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted, or what…

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Easily Confused Words: Daffodil vs. Daphne

Easily Confused Words: Daffodil vs. Daphne

Daffodil and Daphne are easily confused words. They both feature “fuh” sounds, but are spelled differently. Daffodil (pronounced “daff-uh-dihll”) is a noun. It means a flowering plant that grows from a bulb in early spring. Daffodils are in the Narcissus genus. This genus has 14,000 varieties. Daffodils are a bright, richly saturated yellow. They have a cylindrical trumpet (aka corona) with a…

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Easily Confused Words: Vaccination vs. Vacation

Easily Confused Words: Vaccination vs. Vacation

Vaccination and vacation are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted, or…

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Easily Confused Words: Bizarre vs. Bazaar

Easily Confused Words: Bizarre vs. Bazaar

Bizarre and bazaar are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. Spell-check is looking for words that aren’t in its dictionary, and words that resemble words in its dictionary, but are possibly spelled wrong. Spell-check isn’t perfect. It doesn’t know and can’t guess what word you wanted, or what…

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Easily Misread Words: Resume vs. Resumé

Easily Misread Words: Resume vs. Resumé

Resume and resumé are easily misread words. They are homographs, meaning words that are spelled the same, but are pronounced differently and mean different things. [Homographs are a type of homonym, click the link to learn more.]

Sometimes resumé is spelled with its accent mark on the final “e,” this certainly helps. But since the accent mark is not always there, it’s good to know how these…