| A | B |
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| accept | to agree to receive something |
| except | excluding, leave out or omit |
| affect | to influence |
| effect | result or force |
| all ready | completely ready, everyone is ready |
| already | by or before a specified time |
| among | used with MORE then two items |
| between | used with ONLY two items |
| amount | denotes a quantity of something that can NOT be divided into separate units |
| number | objects involves are discrete or can be counted |
| assure | to convince or guaranteed (usually with a direct object) |
| ensure | to make certain |
| Insure | to guard against loss |
| bring | something is being moved towards you |
| take | something is being moved away from you |
| compare to | assert likeness |
| compare with | analyze for similarities and differences |
| complement | something that completes or adds to something else |
| compliment | implies flattery or praise |
| eager | implies and intense desire; has a positive connotation |
| anxious | indicates worry or apprehension; has a negative connotation |
| farther | refers to distance |
| further | indicates additional degree, time or quantity |
| fewer | refers to individual units |
| less | refers to mass or bulk |
| imply | means to suggest |
| infer | to deduce, guess or conclude |
| its | possessive form of it |
| it's | contraction of "it is" |
| lay | to put or to place |
| lie | to recline, rest or stay; to take a position of rest |
| learn | to gain knowledge |
| teach | impart or give knowledge |
| lend | to give or loan something to someone else |
| borrow | obtain or receive something temporarily from someone else |
| precede | to go before |
| proceed | to move forward |
| principal | adjective that means first or leading |
| principle | a basic truth or law |
| set | to place something down (does take a direct object) |
| sit | to place something down (does NOT take a direct object) |
| than | conjunction used in comparative constructs |
| then | adverb denoting time |
| that | used to introduce an essential clause in a sentence |
| which | used to introduce a clause containing nonessential and descriptive information |
| there | indicates location |
| their | possessive determiner |
| they're | contraction of "they are" |
| to | prepostion |
| too | also, excessively or prohibitively |
| two | number |
| Your | possessive determiner |
| you're | contraction of "you are" |
| Principal | sum of money |
| Principal | the head of a school or organization |
| Capitol | BUILDING where the government meets |
| Capital | foremost or excellent |
| Capital | wealth or money |
| Capital | official seat of the government of a state or nation |
