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04/15/23 1
Commonly Confused WordsENG 101 Composition
“Oh no! Is it affect or effect? I wish I’d paid attention in Prof. Christenson’s English class!
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Affect/Effect
• The effect of the war was poverty for millions.
• How deeply will he be affected by the death of his brother?
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Allusion/Illusion
• Her allusion to the glories of motherhood made her friends wonder.
• A big car is an illusion of wealth.
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Appraise/Apprise
• The dealer appraised the old tractor very low.
• The dealer acted surprised when the buyer apprised him that the offer was too low.
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Casual/Causal
• Fridays are often casual days in offices now.
• Her childishness was the causal force behind their divorce.
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Censor/Censure
• The censor decided the book was completely without artistic merit.
• The president was censured by Congress.
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Close/Clothes/Cloths
• Please close your text before the test.
• His clothes were at the cleaners.
• The painter bought cloths by the bag to clean up the mess.
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Dyeing/Dying
• They were dyeing the rug a different color.
• The patient was dying when the doctor arrived.
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Envelop/Envelope
• The house was completely enveloped in flames when the firefighters arrived.
• Send your letter in a business size envelope.
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Personal/Personnel
• She left work early to take care of personal business.
• The personnel office keeps records on each employee.
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Raise/Raze
• No one could raise his spirits lately.
• The demolition crew razed the old factory.
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Accept/Except
• Politicians should never accept gifts from constituents.
• Everyone can see the solution to the problem except the people involved.
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Adapt/Adopt
• Can a Corvette engine be adapted to fit a VW?
• They decided to adopt the child.
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Advice/Advise
• Her advice was to sell the stock now.
• She advised her client to sell his stock.
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Aisle/Isle/I’ll
• An aisle is a passageway.
• An isle is an island.
• I’ll is a contraction for “I will.”
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All ready/Already
• We are all ready to begin our next assignment.
• We’ve already completed four reports in class.
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All together/Altogether
• We were all together in the crowded office.
• He was not altogether sure if the solution would work.
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Altar/Alter
• They knelt at the altar.
• He needed to alter his plans at the last minute.
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Born/Borne
• His idea was born of frustration.
• The lumber was borne by truck to the construction site.
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Capital/Capitol
• The capital of Illinois is Springfield.
• The building in which a legislature meets is called the capitol building.
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Cite/Sight/Site
• Cite sources in research papers.
• He lost sight of his original goal.
• The job site was hazardous.
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Moral/Morale
• His act was merely practical, not moral.
• Employers must seek ways to maintain employee morale.
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Insure/Ensure
• You must insure your car.
• To ensure good grades, one must study regularly.
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Compliment/Complement
• A compliment is praise.
• The painting complemented the décor of the room.
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Duel/Dual
• A duel is a fight between two people.
• The computer had dual floppy drives.
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Anecdote/Antidote
• An anecdote is an example told as a story.
• He called Poison Control for the antidote.
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Eminent/Imminent
• The eminent physicist gave a lecture.
• The end of the semester is imminent.
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Imply/Infer
• Did you imply that you’re available?
• To infer means to assume meaning based on an indirect statement.
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Adherence/Adherents
• Your adherence to the policy is necessary.
• They were adherents of his philosophy.
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Climactic/Climatic
• The movie reached its climactic ending.
• The green house effect might bring about climatic changes.
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Stationary/Stationery
• The bus remained stationary as passengers got off.
• Business stationery is appropriate for correspondence.
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Credible/Creditable
• His excuse was credible.
• He did a creditable job on the project.
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Defuse/Diffuse
• The manager tried to defuse the argument between the two workers.
• The grids over the ceiling lights diffuse, or scatter, the light evenly.
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Disinterested/Uninterested
• A disinterested party is needed in mediation.
• He was uninterested in the TV program.
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Counsel/Council
• He offered his counsel for his friend’s problem.
• The city council is in session.
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Commonly Confused Words 2
BUS 142 Report Writing
“Oh no! Am I ‘averse’ to learning more about commonly confused words, or ‘adverse’? I just don’t know!”
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Accede/Exceed
The government acceded to the protesters demands.
Do not exceed the speed limit.
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Adverse/Averse
The sudden storm presented adverse conditions on the highway.
The workers were averse to following the new sick leave policy.
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Ascent/Assent
The mountain climber’s ascent made national news.
His assent was welcomed by his colleagues.
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Canvas/Canvass
The tent was made of a heavy canvas.
Campaign workers canvassed the community looking for votes.
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Device/Devise
The device was manufactured by the electronics firm.
Who can devise a way to keep better track of employee sick time?
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Desert/Dessert
A desert is a dry land area where limited vegetation grows.
The dinner was followed by a delicious dessert.
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Decent/Descent/Dissent
He was a decent man whom everyone liked.
The climber made a descent from the mountain peak.
Protesters screamed their dissent to the TV cameras.
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Farther/Further
How much farther to the rest area?
Today the class went further in the study of diction.
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Ingenious/Ingenuous
His solution to the problem was considered ingenious.
I enjoyed his ingenuous discussion.
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Principal/Principle
The principal of the school was in the office.
Principles are the guidelines by which we live and work.
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Few/Less
There are few students who don’t have to study for tests.
I have less experience than she has.