Commonly Confused
There are some terms that always get confused with each other, and then there are terms that get confused with themselves. Read about these confusing terms!
In Spite Of vs. Despite: What’s The Difference?
Port and Starboard: How to Remember the Difference
Premier vs. Premiere: Debuting the Differences
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When To Use Motherland vs. Fatherland
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What’s The Difference Between “Piqued,” “Peeked,” And “Peaked?”
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What Does It Mean To Be “Charged,” “Convicted,” And “Sentenced” For A Crime
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Don’t Get Tripped Up By These Ten Tricky Homophones
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What Is The Difference Between “Anyway,” “Anyways,” And “Any Way”?
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What’s The Difference Between “Imminent,” “Immanent,” And “Eminent”?
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“Flammable” vs. “Inflammable”
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Grey vs. Gray
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Is There A Difference Between A “Symphony,” “Orchestra,” And “Philharmonic”?
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Discreet vs. Discrete: What’s The Difference?
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Blond vs. Blonde: What’s the Difference?
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Stationary vs. Stationery
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Compliment vs. Complement: How To Pick The Right Word
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What Is The Difference Between “Loan,” “Lend,” “Loaned,” And “Lent”?
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Do You Give Presents Or Gifts? Here’s The Difference
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What’s The Difference Between “i.e.” vs. “e.g.”?
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Explain The Difference Between Enemy vs. Nemesis
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What’s The Difference Between Socialism vs. Communism?
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Inertia vs. Momentum: Which Keeps You Moving?
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“Misogyny” vs. “Sexism”: Do You Know The Difference?
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What’s The Difference Between “A While” And “Awhile”
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Everyday Vs. Every Day
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Farther vs. Further
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Bunny vs. Rabbit vs. Hare: What’s The Difference?
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Paramount vs. Tantamount
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“Palette” vs. “Pallet” vs. “Palate”
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Overwhelm vs. Underwhelm
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Older vs. Elder: Are You Using Them Correctly?
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“Oblivious To” vs. “Oblivious Of”: Are You Using Them Correctly?
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“Not Good” vs. “No Good”: When To Use Them Both
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Manor vs. Manner
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“Make Peace” With vs. “Come To Terms With”
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Loose vs. Lose
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Loath vs. Loathe
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Kudo vs. Kudos
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“Juridical Process” vs. “Judicial Process”
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Itch vs. Scratch: What’s The Difference?
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Irreparable vs. Unrepairable
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Insidious vs. Invidious
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Inquire vs. Enquire
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Inhibit vs. Prohibit
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Ingenious vs. Ingenuous
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In Case Of vs. In The Event Of: Which One Is Correct?
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Footnotes vs. Endnotes
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Alumni vs. Alumnus
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My Apology vs. My Apologies
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Is It “Sometime,” “Sometimes,” Or “Some Time”?
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Assume vs. Presume
