Contractions
what is the difference between it's and it is
it is, is a positive singular pronoun
it's is a contraction
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Assure - Insure - Ensure
Assure - to reassure - convince/confirm (comforting)
Insure - Finances/money discussing insurance
Ensure - to take action to make sure something does/does not happen
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that - and - which
That - necessary for clarity
which - optional, less necessary for clarity
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Lie - and - Lay
Lie - for humans
Lay - non-human - putting/placing object down
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i.e. - and - e.x.
i.e. - "in other words"
e.x. - "for example"
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every day - and - everyday
everyday - is an adjective - describing a common daily occurrence
every day - "every single day" used to describe a verb/how frequently something is done
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to - too - two
to - conjugative
too - number in addition/more - amount
two - the number (2)
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Then and Than
Then - time word - discussing order/series of events
Than - comparing word
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Farther - and Further
Farther - distance - literal
further - improvement - metaphorical - figurative
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Who - That
Who - human
That - non-human (animal/object)
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you're - and - you are
you're - contraction - singular possession
you are - possessive, meaning you are
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Lead - and - Led
Led - past tense
Lead - verb and noun - present
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Conscience - and - Conscious
Conscience - noun - describing feeling/thoughts/morality
Conscious - mental state, (alert/aware)
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Accept - Except
Accept - verb - to receive/believe
Except - exclude - leaving someone/thing out
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Among - and - Between
Among - describing 3 or more
Between - describing two items/people
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they're - there - their
they're - contraction - they are
there - place - ie over their
their - ownership
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pique - peak - peek
peak - height/max
pique - verb, raise/stimulate
peek - look
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Allowed - and - Aloud
Allowed - past tense, permission word
Aloud - out loud, about volume or sound
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Loose - Lose
Loose - adjective - descriptive
lose - action - "lost" an "o"
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since - and - because
since - time, order, sequence
because - cause/affect
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Should've
should've = should have
NOT
should of, would of, could of
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Complement - and - Compliment
complement - to give praise/congratulate
compliment - to enhance/add (shirt compliment's eyes)
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Our - and - Are
Our - possessive pronoun
Are - plural verb
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good - and - well
good - adjictive, describing noun/person
well - state of being , adverb, describing verb