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Commonly Misused and Confusing Words

This document provides examples to distinguish between commonly confused words in English. It discusses word pairs such as accept/except, affect/effect, capital/capitol, principal/principle, your/you're, remind/remember, borrow/lend, choose/select, and speak/talk. For each pair, it explains the difference in meaning and provides sample sentences to illustrate proper usage. The references cited provide additional resources on homophones and confusingly related verbs in English.

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Commonly Misused and Confusing Words

This document provides examples to distinguish between commonly confused words in English. It discusses word pairs such as accept/except, affect/effect, capital/capitol, principal/principle, your/you're, remind/remember, borrow/lend, choose/select, and speak/talk. For each pair, it explains the difference in meaning and provides sample sentences to illustrate proper usage. The references cited provide additional resources on homophones and confusingly related verbs in English.

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1. COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS

Accept, Except:
Accept is a verb meaning to receive.
Except is usually a preposition meaning excluding.

She will not accept the job offer.


No one is allowed to enter my room, except you.

Affect, Effect:

Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence.


Effect is usually a noun meaning result.

Certain foods may affect our mood.

She wanted to know the effect of television on children.

Capital, Capitol:
Capital refers to a city.
Capitol to a building where lawmakers meet.

The capitol has undergone extensive renovations.


The residents of the state capital protested the development plans.

Principal, Principle:

Principal is a noun meaning the head of a school or an organization.


Principle is a noun meaning a basic truth or law.

A school principal should have leadership skills.

I'm not going to change my principles.


Your, You're:

Your is a possessive pronoun.


You're is a contraction of you are.

Your sister is very beautiful.

You're the best friend that I ever had.

2. CONFUSINGLY RELATED WORDS

Remind, Remember:

Remind means of reminding (make people remember).


Remember mean recall (recall a thing)

Remind me to return this book to the library.

I remember to lock the door.

Borrow, Lend:

Borrow to obtain or receive something.


Lend means borrowing or lending.

I borrowed her book last Sunday.

She lends me some money today.

Choose, Select:
Choose used to choose between two things.
Select is used to select among the many things.

Well, I choose the blue paper, not the black one.

Let’s select the most handsome man in this party.

Speak, Talk:

Speak is used in formal situations.


Talk is used in informal situations.

Sorry sir, I can’t speak French.

Jane, don’t talk about it.

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