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Links…                           “Few” vs. “Couple” vs. “Several”


                       “Racking my brain” or “wracking my brain”? “Nerve-wracking”
                                                 or “nerve-racking”

                                                 “Roast” vs. “Bake”

                                              “Crevasse” vs. “Crevice”

                                             “Octopuses” Or “Octopi”?

                                               “Squid” vs. “Octopus”

                                                 “Karat” vs. “Carat”

                                                 “Duke” vs. “Prince”

                                                    “‘Til” or “Till”

                                                  “Disc” vs. “Disk”


                                                “Supine” vs. Prone”
                                                  “Fair” vs. “Fare”


                                          “Preventive” vs. “Preventative”

                                           “Conscious” vs. “Conscience”

                                               “Gases” Or “Gasses”?

                                               “Buses” Or “Busses”?

                                               “Fruit” vs. “Vegetable”

                                             “Anytime” vs. “Any Time”

                                       “Hunger Pangs” Or “Hunger Pains”?

                                      Gopher vs. Groundhog vs. Woodchuck

                                    “Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”

                                                   “Sale” vs. “Sell”

                                                “Jealousy” vs. “Envy”

                                 Difference Between Amphibians And Reptiles?

                                                  “Jail” vs. “Prison”

                                      “Conservatorship” vs. “Guardianship”

                                            “Inductive” vs. “Deductive”

                                                  Flu vs. COVID-19

                                             “Vegan” vs. “Vegetarian”

                                               “Squash” vs. “Gourd”
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