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Commonly confused words

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  • advice vs advise
    advice is a noun. Advise is a verb. Bob gave me good advice. Bob advised me to stop gambling.
  • among vs between
    Among the Chilean population ...
  • whether vs weather
    I don't know whether the weather will be nice or not tomorrow
  • remember vs remind
    I remind you our meeting at 2 PM today. Do you remember where the meeting will take place ?
  • breath and breathe
    take a deep breath of fresh air and relax !
  • economic vs economical
    economic refers to the economy / economical means cheap
  • listen vs hear
    I listened to him very carefully but I couldn't hear everything because of the noise
  • assist and attend
    I will not attend the class, so I can not assist you with the homework
  • confident vs confidant
    You have to be confident if you want to succeed
  • beside vs besides
    He lives beside me. Besides, he is my best friend.
  • quiet vs quite
    He was quite quiet when he heard the terrible news
  • desert vs dessert
    What's for dessert today ? Ice cream !
  • 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.
  • compliment vs complement
    Thank you for the compliment !
  • 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
  • loose vs lose
    Every time I lose weigh, my pants are loose.
  • lend and borrow
    The libraries lend books and the readers borrow them
  • invert vs invest
    He invested a lot of money in this business
  • brake vs break
    To stop the car, you must step on the brake.
  • principal vs principle
    principal means "main" or "most important" / a principle is a moral belief or ideal