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Frequently Confused Words

a/an accept/except adapt/adopt - O.G. alot/a lot altar/alter  -O.G. a part/apart affect/effect are/our bear/bare because/cause born/borne   - O.G. break/brake  - O.G. capitol/capital -O.G. choose/chose/chosen/choosed cite/sight/site compliment/complement coarse/course - O.G. compliment/complement  - O.G. contagious/contiguous  -O.G. council/counsel - O.G. could of/could have or could’ve defiantly/definately/definitely envelop/envelope emigration/immigration grammer/grammar hole/whole it’s/its know/no/now loose/lose loss/lost mine/mines many/much or/our peace/piece r/are should of/should have or should’ve straight/strait their/there/they’re than/then threw/through till/(til)/until u/you use to/used to weather/whether we’re/were/where which/witch who/whom who’s/whose would of/would have or would’ve you’re/your