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90s / ’90s / 90’s / ’90s

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’90s

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accept / except / expect

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watch for

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advise / advice

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advise give advice

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affect / effect

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affect verb, effect noun

When you affect something it causes an effect.

Can be used differently though, look up to make sure you’re using correctly

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ahold / a hold

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Get ahold of yourself! vs He’s got a hold on her.

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allude / elude

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allude make indirect reference, elude is to avoid

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already / all ready

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You’re already there vs we are all ready

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altogether / all together

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altogether there are nine of us vs are we going all together

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analysis / analyses

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either, analyses plural

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anybody / any body

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anybody can join us vs any body in motion

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anymore / any more

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formally typically 2 words, if used in negative sense ok as one (“not anymore”)

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anyone / any one

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anyone can do that vs any one of you can

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anyplace / any place

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either, anyplace synonym for anywhere

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anything / any thing

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anything you do vs replace any thing with any little thing, use any thing

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anytime / any time

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any time formal…speaking of a specific time, anytime informal, general time frame, no specifics

anytime you want any vs you may leave at any time

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anyway / any way

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anyway synonym for anyhow…any way you can!

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apart / a part

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apart means seperated

Can you replace “a” with two? If so its probably a part with a space

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ascent / assent

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assent to agree, ascent is rise

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awhile / a while

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either, “for” in front? use a while

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back seat/backseat

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Back seat as a noun phrase, climb over the back seat

Backseat or back-seat when adjective…backseat driver or backseat passenger

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basis / bases

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basis base or foundation, bases plural of base

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bear / bare

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bear animal, bare exposed

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boarder / border

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boarder someone who is boarding, border around a room

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breach / breech

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breech opening vs breach of contract

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breaks / brakes

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breaks to destroy something, brakes on a car

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breath / breadth

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Caught my breath, breadth width

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breathe / breath

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breathe verb / breath noun

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build / billed

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build something, billed someone

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canceled

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(British double-l)

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cannot / can not

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usually cannot, other awkward, I can not go

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capital / capitol

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capitol state legislature building

capital is a stash of money or government headquarters of a state

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career / carrier

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career as a lawyer, carrier for your cat

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causal / casual

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causal of a cause, casual dress

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cease / seize

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cease is to stop, seize is to take control of

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cell phone / cellphone

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Cell phone like home phone, work phone

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chose / choose

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chose past tense, choose verb

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cite / site / sight

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cite reference, site location, sight see

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complaint / compliant

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complaint result of someone complaining, compliant is to abide by rules

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complement / compliment

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complement complete, compliment praise

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conscious / conscience

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conscious to be awake, conscience is that voice in the back of your head

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contact / contract

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watch for

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council / counsel

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counsel is to advise, counsil meeting

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cue / queue

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cue is to signal, queue is a line…que not a word

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definitely / definetly

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Definitely …finite is the root word

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depravation / deprivation

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depraved or corrupted, deprived is to deny someone something

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desert / dessert

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dessert sweets, desert place

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devise / device

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watch for

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diagnoses / diagnosis

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either, diagnoses is plural

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discreet / discrete

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discreet cautious, discrete separate

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do/due

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watch for

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enure

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legal term, loosely means to take place be available etc

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every / ever

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watch for

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every time/everytime

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everytime

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everyday / every day

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everyday common or informal / every day can be replaced with each day (and it will sound natural)

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everyone/every one

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Everyone, everybody synonym Every one is used to emphasize each individual that makes up a group (She would like to thank every one who offered a meal)

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everything/every thing

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Everything is the default choice: You’ve ruined everything. The two-word adjective-noun form is usually divided by an additional adjective: Every little thing she does is magic.

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exuberant / exorbitant

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exuberant elated / exhorbitant unreasonably expensive

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fathom / phantom

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fathom come to understand / phantom ghostly figure

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follow up / follow-up

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Follow up verb, follow-up noun

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gambit/gamut

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Gambit - a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.

Gamut - the complete range or scope of something

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gate / gait

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gait is a medical term, the way one walks

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heel / heal

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heel part of the foot / heal restore to health

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illicit / elicit

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illicit illegal / elicit draw out or obtain

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imminent / eminent

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imminent something big / eminent anyone who’s famous

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insofar / in so far

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Insofar

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insure / ensure

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insure to protect financially / ensure make certain

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intact / in tact

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intact

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into / in to

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we went into the field / I went in to buy some milk, in part of verb use two words

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inure

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bring a person or thing to a certain condition or state of mind

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it’s / its

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it’s it is or it has / its is possesive form of it

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judgment / judgement

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both are correct spellings, judgment is generally the correct spelling for legal proceedings though

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layout / lay out

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layout a setup / lay out to set-up

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lead / led

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lead toxic / led past tense of lead

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less / lest

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watch for…lest you catch a cold

75
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let’s / lets

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Let’s let us / lets allows

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maybe / may be

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maybe is an alternative to the adverb perhaps; may be a verb phrase used in such sentences as it may be that she was right after all.

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me / my / any

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see this one before questions sometimes: I don’t have my more questions for you. or Have you understood any questions today? this soundsright, but it’s VERY likely in context the word any was misstroked for my.

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moneys

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moneys correct, though monies often used in legal docs

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nevertheless / never the less

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Nevertheless

80
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nonetheless / none the less

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Nonetheless

81
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notwithstanding / not withstanding

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Notwithstanding

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onto / on to

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onto if you can replace with upon, use on to when on is part of the verb (Julia caught on to our plan)

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overtime / over time

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As one word, this means work done beyond a regular shift: I’ve worked overtime several days this week.

As two words, it refers to the passage of time: Over time, we’ve seen dramatic changes.

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p.m./a.m.

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check title pages and start/end times, plus times in parentheticals to make sure the correct ones are used

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pass time /pastime

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pastime

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peace of mind / piece of mind

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peace of mind

87
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pedal / petal / peddles

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a bicycle has pedals, a flower has petals, and a merchant peddles his crafts.

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per se /per say / persay

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per se

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pique / peek / peak

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pique upset or excite / peek glance or quick look / peak of the mountain

90
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precede / proceed

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proceed is to continue, precede is to come before

Lookup if unsure

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prescribe / proscribe

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Proscribe means to forbid by law.

Prescribe, usually has to do with prescribing drugs or treatment of some sort

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prima facie

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based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise

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principal / principle

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principal 1st, headmaster of school , financial term / principle basic generalization that is accepted as true

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scribner’s error / scrivener’s error

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scrivener’s error

a fancy word for typo in writing or in print.

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seat belt/seatbelt

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seat belt

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separately

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there’s “a rat” in between

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setup / set-up

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set up verb, set-up noun….”this” go between? two words

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sometime / some time

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The one-word form is an adverb describing vagueness about when something will happen, as in I’ll get around to it sometime. Some time when speaking of a specific time

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specialty / speciality

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specialty is correct / speciality is British spelling

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stationary / stationery

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stationary standing still / stationery paper for writing letters

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statue/statute

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watch for

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suppose to / supposed to

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supposed to

103
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than / then

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than taller than me / then timing, first came lightning, then thunder

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time frame / timeframe

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time frame

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timeline / time line

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timeline

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tortious / torturous /tortuous

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tortious civil wrongdoing / torturous related to torture / tortuous excessively lengthy

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traveled / travelled

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traveled (ll British)

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trial/trail

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watch for

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vendor / vender

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vendor

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viscous / vicious

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viscous relates to consistency of a liquid / vicious particularly evil

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wheal / wheel

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wheal medical term

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where ever / wherever

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wherever / one word unless “ever” can be replaced with “in the world” Where ever will you find a job?

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where with all / wherewithal

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wherewithal

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who’s / whose

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Who’s who is. Whose who with ownership

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wholly / wholely / holy

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watch for, wholely not a word

116
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work out / workout

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work out verb, workout noun

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work place / workplace

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workplace generally used

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worker’s comp / workers’ comp / workman’s comp / workmen’s comp / workmans’ comp

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workers’ comp

119
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you attorney vs. your attorney

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your attorney often mispelled

120
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ZIP Code

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trademarked term, always looks like this

121
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30(b)(6) 30b6

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30(b)(6)

122
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401(k) 401K

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401(k)

123
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adjuster / adjustor

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adjuster

124
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airbag / air bag

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airbag

125
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albeit / al be it

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albeit

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a lot / alot

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a lot

127
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alright / all right

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all right (alright informal)

128
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calendar / calender

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calendar

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distributor / distributer

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distributor

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fare / fair

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you will fare well if you listen, let’s go to the fair!

131
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filed / field / filled

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watch for

132
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deep-seeded / deep-seated

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deep-seated

133
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guarantee / gaurantee

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guarantee

134
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hole / whole

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hole in the middle, whole lot of nothing

135
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indicted / indicated

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indicted on charges of___, indicated we will use this room

136
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loose / lose

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my tie is loose, don’t lose the key

137
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lo and behold / low and behold

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lo and behold

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manager / manger

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watch for

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palate / pallet

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watch for

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passed / past

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watch for

141
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perimeter / parameter

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perimeter of the building, the parameters of the study

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plural / pleural

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plural more than one, pleural medical term

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prospective / perspective

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prospective buyer, look at it from his perspective

144
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rein / rain / reign

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rein him in, rain on the wedding day, the king reigned over his country

145
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realty / reality

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watch for

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receipt / reciept

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receipt

147
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revolve / resolve

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watch for

148
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scarred / scared

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watch for

149
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seen / scene

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watch for

150
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sell / sale

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watch for

151
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sense / cents

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watch for

152
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served / severed

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watch for

153
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stake / steak

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watch for

154
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straightforward / straight forward

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straightforward

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there / their / they’re

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watch for

156
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threw / through / thorough / though / thru

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watch for

157
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to / too / two

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watch for

158
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waive / wave

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watch for

159
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where / wear / were

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watch for

160
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whether / weather

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watch for

161
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worst case scenario

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correct

162
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Adviser vs advisor

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Adviser usually

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Acknowledgment

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Acknowledgement not as common

164
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Inquire

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Correct, though some spell

enquire

165
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Amok

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Amuck too, usually amok though

166
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Lightning

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Not lightening

167
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break down vs breakdown

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will you break this down?, breakdown of the system (disruption)

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someday vs some day

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someday adverb, describes future time, some day refers to a single day even if the date is not specified

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