Commonly Confused Terms Flashcards
Among
Between
Among - 3 or more
Between - 2
Anxious
Eager
Anxious - Nervous
Eager - Excited
Accept
Except
Accept- to take in
Except - to exclude
Aid
Aide
Aid - Help
Aide - Helper
Compliment
Complement
Compliment - to praise
Complement - to complete
Fewer
Less
Fewer - can be counted
Less - cannot be counted
Number
Amount
Number - can be counted
Amount - cannot be counted
Advice
Advise
Advice - recommendation, is a noun
Advise - to recommend, is a verb
Affect
Effect
Affect - to influence, is a verb
Effect - the result, is a noun
Capital
Capitol
Capital - main
Capitol - government building
Bring
Take
Bring - toward the speaker
Take - away from the speaker
Who
That
Which
Who - people
That - thing, usually no comma before that
Which - thing, the usually is a comma before which
Personal
Personnel
Private
Staff
Continual
Continuous
Goes on and on with interruptions
Goes on and on without interruptions
Each other
One another
2
3+
Elicit
Illicit
To draw forth a reaction
Illegal
Principal
Principle
Leader/main
Theory
Farther
Further
Distance
Extension of time or degree
Hanged
Hung
Method of death (killing)
Past tense of hang
Illusion
Allusion
Elusive
Delusional
Misleading
Indirect reference
Hard to grasp
Craziness
Imply
Infer
To suggest
To guess based on given informatiob
Famous
Infamous and notorious
Known for something good
Known for something bad
Eminent
Imminent
Well known
On the verge of happening, cannot be prevented
