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Environment

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Ambient (ambience)

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Free from error

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Inerrant

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Impossible to copy

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Inimitable

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Dishonest, not candid or trustful

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Disingenuous

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Nibble and snack

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Nosh

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Manners, behavior

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Comportment

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Misrepresent, adding to or exaggerate

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Embellish

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Short, detached or disconnect

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Staccato

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Free range or blank check

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Carte blanche

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Miniature or small

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Diminutive

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Used before words that begin with a consonant sound

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An

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Used before words that begin with a vowel sound

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Alot

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Doesn’t exist

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A lot

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Great number of people

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Allot

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To allocate

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Affect

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Verb, means change or shape

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Effect

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Noun, meaning result, outcome, appearance, or impression

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Guideline #7

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Question and exclamation marks go inside quotation marks if they are a part of the actual quotation

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Single quotation marks

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Used to indicate a quotation within a quotation