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Their vs There
There indicates a place or venue. Their is a possessive pronoun in plural.
Its vs It’s
Its without an apostrophe is a possessive pronoun which means something belongs to someone.
It’s with an apostrophe is a contracted from of it is.
To vs Too
To is a preposition showing direction. To can also be used in infinitive verbs.
Too is used to intensify what is being discussed and can mean ‘also’.
Whose vs Who’s
Who’s is a contraction of who is while whose is a possessive pronoun showing ownership.
Desert vs Dessert
Desert it big dry portion of land that has no vegetation cover and is barren such that plants can’t thrive. Dessert is a sweet confection served as the last course of a meal.
Compliment vs Complement
Complement is used when two objects fit each other perfectly.
Compliment refers to the praise words given when something good has been done. Compliment can also be used as a werb to refer to the act of giving a compliment.
Farther vs Further
Farther is used when referring to physical distance.
Further is used when referring to things which are not physical.
Breath vs Breathe
Breath is a noun referring to air which goes in and out of our lungs
Breathe is a verb referring to the act of breath going in and out of our lungs.
Lay vs Lie
Lay means to put something down. Lie means to put your body in a sleeping position.
Advice vs Advise
Advice is a noun while advise is its verb. Both of them mean to give good guidance on an issue.
Resign and Re-sign
Resign means to quit a job and is pronounced with a /z/ sound.
Re-sign with a hyphen means to sign a contract again or keep a job which you are currently doing.
Affect vs Effect
Affect is a verb while effect is a noun. Both affect and effect are used to show consequences of actions.
Lose vs Loose
Lose is a verb and has a /z/ sound in pronunciation. It means to be unable to get something.
Loose is an adjective and has a /s/ sound. Loose means not tight.
Principal vs Principle
Principal can be used as a noun or adjective. As a noun, principal refers to the head of a school while as an adjective it refers to the most important thing. Principle is always used as noun to signify a trusted belief.
Stationary and Stationery
Stationary refers to anything which cannot move. Stationery is used to refer to letter writing material especially high quality material.
Birth vs Berth
Birth means the act of bringing up new life. Berth is a space allocated to ships or cars for parking.
Imply and Infer
lmply means to point out something without mentioning it directly.
Infer refers to deducing something out of a situation that is not clear.
Bear and Bare
Bear when used as a verb means to endure hardship or hold something heavy. When used as a noun it means an animal but we are not referring to that.
Bare is an adjective meaning something that is uncovered or naked. Bare can also be used as a verb to refer to the act to of uncovering.
Comprise vs Compose
Comprise means to include items to make up something.
Compose is the act of putting together items to make up something.
Accept vs Except
Accept means to come to terms with something.
Except means to exclude.
Assure and Ensure
Assure means to make it certain to someone that something is true.
Ensure means to do all possible things to make sure something happens as required.
Accurate vs Precise
Accurate means very exact. Precise means close to very exact.
Adverse vs Averse
Adverse means something os someone is hostile towards you or a situation.
Averse means to lie on the opposite to the majority.
Capital vs Capitol
Capital may mean uppercase letters or money for beginning a business or a central governing city. Capitol is a building where a legislative council meets.
Appraise vs Apprise
Appraise means to evaluate or praise. Apprise means up to date (to inform).