Forego – going before Forgo – to do without
Category: Glossary – Grammar
ACS SOP of acceptable terms
Foresee or Forsee?
Foresee
Fushia or Fuchsia?
Fuchsia
Wretch and Retch
Wretch – descriptor for behavior or circumstances. Retch – vomiting etc.
Plain and Plane
Plain – as an adjective means ordinary as a noun it can mean flat Plane – a tool or having to do with measurement, a higher or lower plane of existence
Pore and Pour
Pour – verb Pore – noun
Pray and Prey
Pray – entreat, implore, plea Prey – hunted, seized, devoured, stalked
Populace and Populous
Populace – the population of x Populous – an amount, full or densely populated
Raise and Raze
Raise – an elevation Raze – to destroy
Awhile and A while
Awhile – adverb referencing time, stay awhile. A while – object of a preposition, note using “for” preceding “a while” for your tip-off.