Commonly Misused Words

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  1. Accept / except

  1. accept is to willingly receive and is a verb, and except is to exclude and is used as a preposition

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  1. Affect / effect

  1. affect is a verb that means to cause a change, while effect is a noun that means result

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  1. Allusion / illusion

  1. allusion is an inderect reference to another work, while an illusion is a false appearance that is a deception

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  1. Among / between

  1. among is for 3+ items, while between is with two things

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  1. Bad / badly

  1. bad is an adjective that follows a linking verb that means of poor quality, while badly is an adverb that means unsatisfactory or unsuccessful

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  1. Cite / sight / site

  1. cite is to give information from a source by quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing, while a sight is the act of seeing or something that is seen. A “site” is a place

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  1. Everyday / every day

  1. everyday is an adjective that means “ordinary,” while every day, an adverb, is something that happens on a daily basis

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  1. Fewer / less

  1. fewer is used for things or people that can be counted, while less refers to something that cannot be counted

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  1. Its / it’s

  1. it’s is a contraction for “it is,” while its is anything except for it is, including the possessive form of “it”

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  1. Loose / lose

  1. loose is an adjective for something that is not securely fastened, while lose is a verb that means to misplace or be missing something

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  1. Than / then

  1. that is a a conjunction that is used for contrast or comparing, while then is an adverb used to indicate a sequence, as in something to do next or refers to a time (“see you then!”)

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  1. That / who

  1. use “that” as a pronoun when referring to a specific thing; use “who” as a pronoun when referring to a specific person

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  1. Their / there / they’re

  1. their signifies possession, there is a place, they’re is a contraction for they are

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  1. Weather / whether

  1. weather refers to the atmospheric conditions, while whether is a choice between two different options

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  1. Who / whom

  1. use who where you would use “he” or “she” or “whoever,” and use whom where you would use “him” or “her”

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  1. Who’s / whose

  1. who’s is a contraction a for who is, while whose is a possessive pronoun

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  1. Your / you’re

  1. your is a possessive pronoun, while you’re is a contraction for “you are”

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