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All ready already? Commonly Confused Words  
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Occasionally the English language can be completely confusing. Here is some help!

	accept, except, expect - I expected this to happen; everyone except John accepted the offer.
	advice, advise - My teacher advised me with this advice.
	affect, effect - The happy effects affected my mood.
	all ready, already - Is it all ready, already?
	a lot (much, many) - A lot of people wear sandals. Many people wear dress shoes.
	amount, number - A large ammount of energy went into moving the large number of boxes.
	beside, besides - I won't sit beside him; besides, he has a girlfriend.
	choose, chose, chosen - Yesterday I chose swiss, I should've chosen cheddar, today I'll choose correctly.
	complement, compliment - The fact that they complement each other is a compliment.
	conscience, conscious - My conscience tells me stealing is a conscious choice.
	device, devise - I devised that cool device.
	few (fewer), little (less) - Few people have less time than me.
	formally, formerly - Formerly, we were told to dress formally.
	have, of - I have a lot of money.
	hoping, hopping - I was hoping the hopping bunny would go away.
	imply, infer - I implied this; and he inferred that.
	its, it's - When it's time, the computer will run its program.
	lay, lie - Lay/laid means "to put." Lie/lay means "to rest."
	lead, led - We led for most of the game; now they have lead.
	loose, lose - If you leaves your shoelaces loose, you will lose your shoe.
	passed, past - In the past, Marino passed for touchdowns, now Peyton has past him.
	principal, principle - The principal told the teachers to have some principles.
	than, then - Then again, the quiz was harder than I thought.
	their, there, they're - Look over there! They're playing with their puppies.
	to, too - I don't want to come off too strong.
	which, who - He is the one who invented the razor, which I use every day.
	whose, who's - Who's going with us? And whose luggage is this?
	you're, your - You're the one that lost your wallet.

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