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        | The article a is used before consonant sounds; an is used before vowel sounds. Words beginning with h, o, or u sometimes have a consonant sound and sometimes a vowel sound. |  | 
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        | Accept is a verb meaning "to receive." Except is a preposition meaning " other than' or "leaving out." |  | 
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        | Accuse means "to blame" or "to bring a charge against." Allege means "to claim something that has not yet been proved." |  | 
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        | Adopt means "to change." Adopt means " to take as one's own." |  | 
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        | Advice is a noun meaning "an opinion." Advise is a verb meaning "to give an opinion to." |  | 
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