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accept, except.
Accept
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a verb : except
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They accepted
my invitation. |
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Everyone attended the meeting except
the secretary. |
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advice, advise.
Advice
is a
noun; advise
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His advice
was useful. |
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I
was advised to purchase a more economical car. |
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affect, effect.
Affect
is a
verb; it means " to influence."
Effect
may be a verb or
a noun. The verb effect
means " to cause to happen "; the
noun effect
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Pollution affects
everyone. |
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Your tears do not affect
me. |
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Your tears have no effect
upon me. |
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Doctors have effected
a cure for polio. |
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The effect
of drugs is well known. |
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almost, most.
Most is used to form the superlative; it is used to
modify nouns. Almost is an adverb. |
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Most
people are honest. |
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He is the most
unusual person I have ever met. |
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Almost
everyone has a desire to succeed. |
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Almost
all of the food was eaten. |
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already, all ready.
Already means " before the time specified. "
All ready means " completely prepared." |
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The movie had
already
begun by the time we arrived. |
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The members were
all
ready to hear the report. |
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altogether, all together.
Altogether means " thoroughly."
All together means
" in a group." |
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The thought of a third
world war is altogether frightening. |
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The children were
all
together on the bus. |
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amount, number. Use
amount to refer to thing sin bulk or mass;
number
refers to the countable. |
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I was amazed by the
amount
of people present. |
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I was amazed by the
number
of people present. |
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The
amount
of money needed was soon collect. |
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and which, which |
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I found a lost dog
and
which needs a good home. |
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I found a lost dog
which needs a good home. |
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My father is a good man
and whom we all love deeply. |
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My father is a good man
whom we all
love deeply
and whom we admire. |
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anywheres, anywhere
Anywheres is very informal |
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We can talk
anywheres. |
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We can talk
anywhere. |
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around |
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He arrived
around
ten o'clock. |
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He arrived
about
ten o'clock. |
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