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Commonly Confused Words

by | Sep 12, 2014 | Higher Education

There are a lot of words out there.  In fact there are at least a quarter of a million distinct English words -and when you add on inflections, local vocabularies and words that are now obsolete, there are probably closer to three quarters of a million. So it’s not unreasonable to get some words mixed up (although it can be a bit embarrassing). Here’s a list of some words that a lot of people get confused; learn them and never make these mistakes again!

Commonly Confused Words

 

 

 

 

There are a lot of words out there.  In fact there are at least a quarter of a million distinct English words -and when you add on inflections, local vocabularies and words that are now obsolete, there are probably closer to three quarters of a million. So it’s not unreasonable to get some words mixed up (although it can be a bit embarrassing). Here’s a list of some words that a lot of people get confused; learn them and never make these mistakes again!

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