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“Affect” is a verb meaning to produce a change or – you guessed it – an effect.

To make matters more confusing, “affect” can also be a noun meaning a subtle display of emotion.

Confusing? Yes. But certainly not the most misused word in the English language.

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“Accept” is a verb meaning “to allow or agree to,” while “except” is a preposition meaning “with the exclusion of.”

In that way, their meanings are somewhat opposite!

When you’re trying to figure out which to use, ask yourself if you’re “allowing” or “excluding.”

Oh, and don’t forget how to use a semicolon as well.

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This is one of the words that that old “I before E except after C” rule was created for.

That’s probably the only common spelling rule that translates across both “American English” and “English English”.

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Here’s a rule for spelling “embarrassed”—when in doubt, use double letters!

Just remember to consult a dictionary should you ever need to double check the spelling of a word. But not the American Heritage Dictionary. In 1987, the Anchorage School Board in Alaska banned the American Heritage Dictionary because it had “objectionable” entries.

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If you’re interested in spelling, try your hand at this quiz of notoriously difficult words to spell.

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