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Commonly Confused Words
List of commonly confused word pairs
33
English
11th Grade
02/28/2011

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Term
Around VS About
Definition
Around: not an approximation; circumference About: approximation (about 5'7"; she'll come about 3:15)
Term
Accept VS Except
Definition
Accept: verb, to take
Except: besides, with the exception of
Term
Affect VS Effect
Definition
Affect: verb, to have an effect upon
Effect: noun, result (exception: verb, the politition effected (brought about) change)
Term
Aggravate VS Irritate
Definition
Aggravate: to make something (generally an injury) worse
Irritate: Something/someone is annoying
Term
All right VS Alright
Definition
All right: spelled correctly
Alright: DOES NOT EXIST
Term
Allusion VS Illusion
Definition
Allusion: a reference to something
Illusion: false impression
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Among VS Between
Definition
Among: used with three or more (the secret was shared among the group of friends)
Between: only used with two (the secret was safe between my friend and I
Term
And/or
Definition
DO NOT USE IN FORMAL PAPERS
Term
Anxious VS Eager
Definition
Anxious: nervous
Eager: excited
Term
Like VS As
Definition

Like: preposition (I look like him)

As: conjunction, subject follows (They arrived at seven as they said they would)

Term
Beside VS Besides
Definition
Beside: next to
Besides: in addition to
Term
Centers around...
Definition
DO NOT USE
redundant, use "concerns"
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Compare to VS Compare with
Definition
Compare to: similarities between two unlike things
Compare with: two unlike things with differences
Term
Continual VS Continuous
Definition
Continual: non-stop (it snowed continually)
Continuous: interrupting (continuously interrupted class)
Term
Different than...
Definition
DO NOT USE IT
use "different from"
Term
Uninterested VS Disinterested
Definition
Uninterested: don't care
Disinterested: not biased, no sides
Term
Enthused
Definition
Use "enthusiastic" instead
Term
Equal VS Unique
Definition
Unique: No option for not complete; either yes or no; absolute: all the way without exception
Term
Farther VS Further
Definition
Farther: phuysical distance
Further: mental distance
Term
Fewer VS Less
Definition
Fewer: countable (fewer people)
Less: a quantity (less gas)
Term
Flaunt VS Flout
Definition
Flaunt: show off
Flout: blatently break teh rules
Term
Fun
Definition
(A situation/event) was fun. I had fun.
NOT that was a fun (dance/game/even). Not to be used as an adjective
Term
Imply VS Infer
Definition
Imply: speaker
Infer: listener
Term
Irregardless
Definition
DOES NOT EXIST
Term
Is when VS Is where
Definition
Is when: 6th period is when I have history. NOT: sliding in soccer is when...
Is where: The auditorium is where health is. NOT: Icing in hockey is where...
Not used as defining terms
Term
Jargon
Definition
Language specific to a group is used (icing: hockey) (fancy: library-> media center) AVOID IT
Term
Kind of VS Sort of
Definition
Kind of: that kind of candy is Hersheys
SOrt of: this sort of jacket is warm
NO the dance was (kind of/sort) of fun
Term
Lend VS Loan
Definition
Lend: verb, to lend someone money
Loan: noun, I got a loan
Term
Real VS Really
Definition
Real: adjective, real-life situation
Really: adverb, really quick
Term
The fact that...
Definition
DO NOT USE
Term
Torturous VS Tortuous
Definition
Torturous: pertaining to torture
Tortuous: winding
Term
-wise (suffix)
Definition
Otherwise, clockwise
NOT schoolwise, guywise, lockerwise
Term
Very, quite, rather, pretty, little
Definition
-remove from writing
-remove as adjectives, descriptive words
-NO: very small, quite lovely, rather tall, pretty smart, a little weird
-find a word that's going to fit
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