Censor – to suppress Censure – officially denounce Sensor – a device that senses something Censer – incense burner
Category: Glossary – Grammar
ACS SOP of acceptable terms
Coiffure and Coiffeur
Coiffeur – male hairdresser Coiffure – the hairdo
Compliment and Complement
Complement – something that supplements another Compliment – a nice thing to say
Perimeter and Parameter
Perimeter – a boundary Parameter – a math term
Patients and Patience
Patients – someone under medical care Patience – endurance under difficult circumstances
Four, Fore and For
Four – the number after three Fore – referencing the front of something, foreground, foreword, etc. It’s also the most common yell you hear right before hearing swearing on a golf course. For – preposition
Rational and Rationale
Rational – adjective for reasonable Rationale – underlying reason
Break out and Breakout
Break out – verb Breakout – noun
Run off and Runoff
Run off – verb Runoff – noun
Lift off and Liftoff
Lift off – verb Liftoff – noun