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Category: Glossary – Grammar

ACS SOP of acceptable terms

Advise and Advice

Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb. John advised Spot not to run, but Spot didn’t take the advice.

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An advertisement is

is an ad, not an add.

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Bans and Bands

Ban is a verb. Band is a noun. Bands is also an outdated mechanic in MTG. Ban bands!

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Affluence and Effluence

Affluence – riches, wealthEffluence – something that flows out Best to not confuse the two.

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Adverse and Averse

Adverse – difficult circumstances Averse – strong feelings against X

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Afterwards and Afterwords

Afterwards relates to time. Afterwords are book notations.

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Albeit is one word.

Albeit is one word.

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Crevice and Crevasse

Crevices are tiny, crevasses are large.

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Heroin and Heroine

Heroin is made from opium. A heroine saves you from a falling building.

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Capital or Capitol

Capitol is a building. Capital is an uppercase letter.

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