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less or fewer

"less" is for uncountable nouns. Ex: I have less time for leisure today. "Fewer" is for countable nouns. Ex: There are fewer cars in the streets on Sundays.

advice vs advise

advice is a noun. Advise is a verb. Bob gave me good advice. Bob advised me to stop gambling.

principal vs principle

principal means "main" or "most important" / a principle is a moral belief or ideal

loose vs lose

Every time I lose weigh, my pants are loose.

economic vs economical

economic refers to the economy / economical means cheap

remember vs remind

I remind you our meeting at 2 PM today. Do you remember where the meeting will take place ?

confident vs confidant

You have to be confident if you want to succeed

among vs between

Among the Chilean population ...

quiet vs quite

He was quite quiet when he heard the terrible news

listen vs hear

I listened to him very carefully but I couldn't hear everything because of the noise

effect vs affect

This drug has side effects that can affect your heart

economic vs economical

In order to improve our economic situation, we should buy an economical car

beside vs besides

He lives beside me. Besides, he is my best friend.

compliment vs complement

Thank you for the compliment !

breath and breathe

take a deep breath of fresh air and relax !

whether vs weather

I don't know whether the weather will be nice or not tomorrow

assist and attend

I will not attend the class, so I can not assist you with the homework

lend and borrow

The libraries lend books and the readers borrow them

brake vs break

To stop the car, you must step on the brake.

invert vs invest

He invested a lot of money in this business

desert vs dessert

What's for dessert today ? Ice cream !