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Here's a database of words that are most commonly misused or misunderstood.
(n) stands for noun; (adj.) stands for adjective; (v) stands for verb
Contributed by Mr. Stott

Your Performance  

cite (v)

  use with an essential clause

  Pronoun - It belongs to you

  involving a person

  quote; refer; commend; summons

 
lie

  employed persons

  to recline

  previously

  Contraction - you & are

 
toward vs. towards

  something made for a use

  toward

  complete; number required; Math, English

  surrounding words

 
all ready

  completely ready

  more

  a reference to something known

  direction; action; an area

 
its

  refer to indirectly

  possessive form - pronoun

  think out; plan

  influence

 
effect

  result

  adverb - at or in that place

  person being treated

  location

 
raise

  to lift

  deduce, to gather, educated guess

  Contraction - you & are

  to take

 
accept

  result

  no such word

  repetition of similar consonant sounds

  to take

 
Assonance

  calm endurance

  repetition of similar vowel sounds

  toward

  struggle between opposing forces

 
Conscience (n)

  refer to indirectly

  OK. agreement

  no such word

  sense of right and wrong

 


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