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Commonly confused words English 121

Week 1: September 9-13, 2013 Monday, 9/9/13: Accede vs. Exceed Tuesday, 9/10/13: NA Wednesday, 9/11/13: Accept vs. Except Thursday, 9/12: Access vs. Excess Friday, 9/13/13: Adapt vs. Adopt

Accede vs. exceed Accede means to agree. I acceded to Mom’s wishes. Your sentence: Exceed means to go beyond. Don’t exceed the speed limit.

Accept vs. except Accept is a verb that mean to receive. Will you accept our thanks? Your sentence: Except is usually a preposition meaning but, but it may also be used as a verb that means to leave out or exclude. Everyone will be there except you. The government excepts people with very low incomes from paying taxes.

Access vs. excess Access means admittance. The thief gained access to the building with a stolen key. Your sentence: Excess means a surplus. We have an excess of musical talent in our class.

Adapt vs. adopt Adapt means to change or to adjust. I can adapt to new surroundings easily. Your sentence: Adopt means to accept and take as one’s own. I adopted the stray dog from the shelter.

Week 2: September 16-20, 2013 Monday, 9/16/13: Advice vs. Advise Tuesday, 9/17/13: Affect vs. Effect Wednesday, 9/18/13: NA Thursday, 9/19/13: Aggravate vs. Annoy Friday, 9/20/13: all ready vs. already; all right vs. alright

Advice vs. advise Advice is a noun that means an opinion offered as guidance. My sentence: The teacher gave me some good advice regarding how to write my research paper. Your sentence: Advise is a verb that means to give advice. My sentence: The teacher advised the students about how to write the research paper.

Affect vs. effect (remember the 90% Rule) Ninety percent of the time, affect is a verb and effect is a noun. Affect is most often a verb that means to cause a change in or to influence the emotions and thoughts of. My sentence: The hot weather affected the students’ ability to concentrate. Your sentence: Effect is most often a noun that means a result or a consequence. My sentence: The students’ inability to concentrate was the effect of the hot weather.

Affect vs. Effect (the exception to the rule!) Sometimes affect will be a noun and effect will be a verb. Affect sometimes is a noun that is associated with the expression of emotion or one’s attitude. My sentence: Because of the hot weather, the students had a flat affect. Your sentence: Effect sometimes is a verb that means to bring about or to accomplish. My sentence: The cooler weather has effected a positive change in the students’ affect.

Affect vs. Effect When in doubt, go with the 90% rule: affect is a verb and effect is a noun 90% of the time!

Aggravate vs. annoy Aggravate is a verb that means to make something worse. My sentence: Alexa’s asthma was aggravated by the cats. Your sentence: Annoy is a verb that means to irritate. My sentence: The cats are annoying!

All ready vs. already All ready is an adverb-adjective phrase that means completely ready. My sentence: We are all ready to go to the soccer game. Your sentence: Already is an adverb that means before or by this time. My sentence: The fans were already leaving the ballpark when Mark Rizzo hit a grand slam.

All right vs. alright (This one is easy!) It is unacceptable to use alright in formal writing, so always use all right and you will always be all right whenever you write!