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Most spellcheck and grammar check programs are useful, but they are far from perfect. An author might have spelled a word correctly but used it incorrectly, or we might have used the wrong homonym. These are issues that free grammar and spelling tools are not likely to correct. Raise your hand if you’ve been guilty of mixing up words that sounded similar but had different meanings. Hand raised! <\/em>Sometimes, those mistakes can even be embarrassing, right? Well, never fear! We are here to explain how to correctly use 40 of the most easily confused English words and save you from embarrassing blunders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accept vs. Except<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Advice vs. Advise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Affect vs. Effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Among vs. Between<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Assure vs. Ensure vs. Insure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bare vs. Bear<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Climatic vs. Climactic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Complement vs. Compliment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Disinterested vs. Uninterested<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Economic vs. Economical<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Elicit vs. Illicit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Farther vs. Further<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Historic vs. Historical<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Imply vs. Infer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It’s vs. Its<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lay vs. Lie<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Principal vs. Principle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stationary vs. Stationery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Than vs. Then<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Their vs. There vs. They’re<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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