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affect / effect	Affect is usually a verb (to influence); effect is usually a noun (a result)		la-commonly-confused
accept / except	Accept means to receive; except means leaving out		la-commonly-confused
advice / advise	Advice is a noun; advise is a verb		la-commonly-confused
all ready / already	All ready means fully prepared; already means by now		la-commonly-confused
all together / altogether	All together means as a group; altogether means completely		la-commonly-confused
allusion / illusion	An allusion is a reference; an illusion is a false appearance		la-commonly-confused
among / between	Among for three or more; between for two		la-commonly-confused
amount / number	Amount for what cannot be counted; number for what can		la-commonly-confused
beside / besides	Beside means next to; besides means in addition		la-commonly-confused
breath / breathe	Breath is a noun; breathe is a verb		la-commonly-confused
capital / capitol	Capital is a city or money; capitol is a government building		la-commonly-confused
choose / chose	Choose is present; chose is past		la-commonly-confused
cloth / clothe	Cloth is a noun; clothe is a verb		la-commonly-confused
complement / compliment	Complement completes; compliment praises		la-commonly-confused
conscience / conscious	Conscience is your inner sense of right; conscious means awake or aware		la-commonly-confused
council / counsel	Council is a group; counsel is advice		la-commonly-confused
desert / dessert	Desert is dry land; dessert is a sweet course		la-commonly-confused
elicit / illicit	Elicit means draw out; illicit means unlawful		la-commonly-confused
eminent / imminent	Eminent means famous; imminent means about to happen		la-commonly-confused
farther / further	Farther for distance; further for degree or extent		la-commonly-confused
fewer / less	Fewer for countable things; less for amounts		la-commonly-confused
good / well	Good is an adjective; well is usually an adverb		la-commonly-confused
hear / here	Hear with your ears; here is a place		la-commonly-confused
its / it's	Its shows ownership; it's means it is		la-commonly-confused
lay / lie	Lay means to place; lie means to rest		la-commonly-confused
lead / led	Lead (rhymes with bead) is present; led is past		la-commonly-confused
loose / lose	Loose means not tight; lose means to misplace		la-commonly-confused
passed / past	Passed is a verb; past is a time or position		la-commonly-confused
peace / piece	Peace is calm; piece is a part		la-commonly-confused
principal / principle	Principal is a school head or main; principle is a rule		la-commonly-confused
quiet / quite	Quiet means silent; quite means very		la-commonly-confused
raise / rise	Raise needs an object; rise does not		la-commonly-confused
stationary / stationery	Stationary means still; stationery is writing paper		la-commonly-confused
than / then	Than compares; then is about time		la-commonly-confused
their / there / they're	Ownership; place; they are		la-commonly-confused
to / too / two	Toward; also; the number 2		la-commonly-confused
weather / whether	Weather is the sky; whether is a choice		la-commonly-confused
who's / whose	Who's means who is; whose shows ownership		la-commonly-confused
your / you're	Ownership; you are		la-commonly-confused
bring / take	Bring comes toward; take goes away		la-commonly-confused
borrow / lend	Borrow means to receive; lend means to give		la-commonly-confused
can / may	Can is ability; may is permission		la-commonly-confused
compose / comprise	Compose means to make up; comprise means to include		la-commonly-confused
continuous / continual	Continuous never stops; continual stops and starts		la-commonly-confused
disinterested / uninterested	Disinterested means neutral; uninterested means not caring		la-commonly-confused
e.g. / i.e.	e.g. means for example; i.e. means that is		la-commonly-confused
emigrate / immigrate	Emigrate means leave a country; immigrate means enter a new one		la-commonly-confused
ensure / insure	Ensure means make certain; insure relates to insurance		la-commonly-confused
formally / formerly	Formally means properly; formerly means before		la-commonly-confused
historic / historical	Historic is important in history; historical relates to history		la-commonly-confused
imply / infer	Imply is to suggest; infer is to figure out		la-commonly-confused
lightning / lightening	Lightning is the flash; lightening is making lighter		la-commonly-confused
literally / figuratively	Literally means exactly; figuratively means in a symbolic way		la-commonly-confused
precede / proceed	Precede is to come before; proceed is to go forward		la-commonly-confused
stake / steak	A stake is a post; a steak is meat		la-commonly-confused
than / that	Than compares; that points out		la-commonly-confused
weak / week	Not strong; seven days		la-commonly-confused
which / witch	Which asks; witch uses magic		la-commonly-confused
wander / wonder	Wander means roam; wonder means ask in your mind		la-commonly-confused
whole / hole	All; a gap		la-commonly-confused
write / right	Compose; correct		la-commonly-confused
sight / site / cite	Vision; location; quote a source		la-commonly-confused
elude / allude	Elude means escape; allude means refer to		la-commonly-confused