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Accept v Except

November 6, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between accept and except? Accept means to receive something or to give approval. Think of the A’s in Chicken Accepting her Awesome Award to help you remember. Except means with the exclusion or exception of. So it’s right there…

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Rite of Passage v Right of Passage

September 13, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between rite of passage and right of passage? Odds are, you meant to use RITE of passage in regard to a ceremony – a RITual – marking an important stage in an individual’s life. Right of passage refers to…

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Aid v Aide

September 11, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between aid and aide? Aid (v.) is the action of helping someone, but in its noun form, aid is defined as “help.” So you can say Chicken aids (v.) her friend or Chicken makes a suggestion for finding financial…

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Rain v Rein v Reign

September 3, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between rain, rein and reign? Rain is that watery stuff that falls out of the sky and makes Californians bad drivers. Rein is the thin strip of leather used to lead an animal. You would also use this spelling…

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Gorilla v Guerrilla

August 30, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between gorilla and guerrilla? Gorilla is the animal, the great ape. People usually don’t misspell or misuse this form of the word when writing about the animal. The confusion comes when referring to “gorilla warfare,” which, unless you actually…

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Pane v Pain

August 29, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between pane and pain? A pane is the sheet of glass in a window or door frame. Pain is a distressing sensation.

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Toward v Towards

August 28, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between towards and toward? Those in the UK tend to like that extra letter and spell it towards with an S. I’ve noticed many Americans still pronounce the S in everyday conversation (hence the confusion) but it is not…

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Yearn v Urn

August 27, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between yearn and urn? In an era of shorthand everything – when “ur” means “your” or “you’re” in text messages – it’s easy to see the root of the problem, even though these two words are not pronounced the…

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Fowl v Foul

August 25, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between fowl and foul? Fowl refers to birds. And that’s it. It’s all birds all the time with fowl. So think of the W in the word and think Wings. Easy peasy. Foul is probably the word you meant…

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Every Day v Everyday

August 24, 2018 by admin

What’s the difference between every day and everyday? Every day, two words, is an adverb. Ex: Every day, I walk to the store … Chicken lays an egg every day. Everyday, one word, is an adjective and used to describe something. Ex: Wear your…

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