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| Use A in front of words that begin with a consonant or "yew" sound.. use AN in front of words that begin w/any other vowel sound |
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| A lot should always be two words or avoided completely. |
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A while is made up of an article and a noun, awhile is an adverb.
ex.Let's think for a while, then we'll continue awhile with the lesson. |
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| Ac is a verb meaning "to recieve" or "to agree to" Except can be a verb |
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| Affect means "to influence" Effect can be a noun meaning "result" |
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| All ready means "completely ready" and Already means "by this time" |
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| all right should always be two words |
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| all the father & all the faster |
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| are unacceptable in writing. use as far as and as fast as instead |
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| all together & altogether |
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| all together means " in a group" and altogether means "completely" |
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| use amount when referring to nouns that can't be counted, use number when the noun can. |
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bad is an adjective and badly is an adverb.
ex. This cold weather has been BAD for the farmers. The crops were BADLY damaged. |
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| beside means "at the side of" and besides means " in addition to" |
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| between to compare one person or thing with another. Use among to show a relationship in which more than two persons or things are considered as a group. |
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| borrow means "to take something for a limited time" Lend means "to give for temporary use" Loan is a noun |
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