Accept vs. Except: Receiving vs. Excluding
One takes things in; the other leaves things out.
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Learn when to use allude (to reference) versus elude (to escape or avoid).
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The spelling your English teacher insisted on versus what everyone actually writes.
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Understand when to use among versus between—it's not as simple as you think.
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