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The careless speaker or writer asks, What difference does it make which word I use? If I am understood, what does it
matter? The careful speaker or writer asks, Which word is better? You should become a careful user for two reasons.
First, you gain greater precision. Second, some of your listeners or readers know the difference between the words, and those
people may be the ones who make a difference in your life.
Consult the glossary and usage sections of a handbook or use a dictionary to distinguish between meanings of the following
sets of words. Add others as you find them.
accept past
except anxious compose imply pore
eager comprise infer pour
adapt
adopt appraise conscience impractical practicable
apprise conscious impracticable practical
adverse continual
averse as continuous instance precede
like instants proceed
advice disinterested
advise ascent uninterested later precedence
assent latter precedents
affect elicit
effect bad illicit lay principal
badly lie principle
aggravate expect
irritate believe suspect lead quote
feel led quotation
almost fewer
most capital less lectern raise
capitol podium rise
allready flaunt
already casual flout liable respectful
causal likely respective
allude good
elude censer well loose retch
censor lose wretch
allusion censure hanged
illusion hung maybe scan
cite maybe skim
among site healthful
between sight healthy moral sensual
morale sensuous
amount climactic home
number climatic hone oral set
verbal sit
anymore complement if
anymore compliment whether passed stationary
stationery summery supposed through waver