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Links…                         “Undergraduate” vs. “Graduate”

                                              “Desert” vs. “Dessert”

                                          Meteor vs. Asteroid vs. Comet

                                               Weather vs. Climate


                                             “Holistic” vs. “Wholistic”
                                                “Bidet” vs. “Toilet”


                                         “Supposedly” vs. “Supposably”

                                                  “Pie” vs. “Cake”

                                             “Resume” vs. “Résumé”

                                        “Assure,” “Ensure,” And “Insure”?

                                  “Effectiveness” vs. “Efficacy” vs. “Efficiency”

                                         Is Potato Salad Even A “Salad”?

                                  “Vaccinate” vs. “Inoculate” vs. “Immunize”

                                              “Turtle” vs. “Tortoise”

                                          “Definitely” vs. “Definitively”

                                              “Proved” vs. “Proven”

                                            “Depression” vs. “Anxiety”

                                        “Inauguration” vs. “Swearing In”

                                               “Assent” vs. “Ascent”

                                           “Warranty” vs. “Guarantee”

                                          “Dementia” vs. “Alzheimer’s”

                                               “Accept” vs. “Except”

                                             “Placebo” vs. “Nocebo”

                                               “Pagan” vs. “Wicca”

                                            “Monolith” vs. “Megalith”

                                                “That” vs. “Which”

                                                “Crow” vs. “Raven”


                                               “Noel” “Christmas”?
                                          “Nauseated” vs. “Nauseous”


                                            “Alligator” vs. “Crocodile”

                                                 “Cost” vs. “Price”
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