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
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