WORDS OFTEN CONFUSE

aid aide	Aid is help or assistance given: Every Christmas the community gives aid to those less fortunate.
	An aide is a person who helps: Frieda Gogh worked five years as a teacher's aide.
airs heirs	Airs refers to snobbish and artificial behavior: Portia Radclyffe put on airs at the fine dinner party just because she had a few diamonds dangling from her neck.
	Heirs are people who, because they are family, will inherit an estate or title: Portia was the heir to her mother's diamonds.
all right alright	All right is a phrase meaning "everything is right": Is all right here?
	Alright is a single word meaning "OK": All are alright here.
all together altogether	All together is applied to people or things that are being treated as a whole: We always had fun when we were all together. To double check this usage, try separating the two words: We all had fun when were together.
	Altogether is an adverb that means "completely or totally": Using a flashlight in bed is an altogether new approach to reading at night.
all ways always	All ways means "by every means or method": Dirk tried all ways to navigate the storm.
	Always means "forever": Sue St. Marie always responded calmly during emergency situations.
allude elude	Allude means "to suggest indirectly": Leticia can't speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha Snodgrass.
	Elude means "to dodge or escape": Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude "to deceive, trick", the verb underlying illusion. It isn't used often but it is out there.
allusion illusion	An allusion is a subtle reference or hint: Rita Book made an allusion to the most recent novel she read in our conversation yesterday.
	An illusion is a deception, mirage, or a wild idea: The teacher said she had no illusions about how much work teaching demands.
almost most	Almost means "nearly all": Almost all my friends have graduated from college by now.
	Most is superlative of more, meaning "the greatest or to the highest degree": Chuck is the most computer savvy guy I know, or Chuck cooked a most delicious supper.
aloud allowed	Aloud means "speaking out so that someone else can hear you": Read this paragraph aloud.
	Allowed means "having permission": His boss allowed him to take the weekend off.
already, all ready	Already is an adverb that indicates an action is completed by a certain time: Herschel had already finished the whole pie by the time his guests arrived.
	All ready means "everyone or everything is completely prepared": The children were all ready and bundled up warmly to go caroling on the snowy evening.

canvas canvass	Canvas is cloth or fabric: a canvas bag to bring to the beach.
	Canvass means "to conduct a survey or examine thoroughly", or "to seek votes": She canvassed all the stores before she found the right dress.
capital capitol	A capital is where the seat of government is: The capital of the United States is Washington DC. Capital can also mean "wealth" or "a large letter".
	The Capitol (usually capitalized) is the actual building in which the government and legislature meets: We will travel to the Capitol this weekend.
caret carat carrot	A caret is a proof-reader's symbol that indicates where something (letter, word, phrase) is to be inserted in a line (^).
	A carat (or karat) is a unit of measure of the purity of gold or the weight of a gem.
	A carrrot is an orange root vegetable once thought to improve vision.
careen career	To careen is to swerve and tilt to one side while turning at high speed.
	A career is a long-term occupation to which you devote yourself.
censor sensor censure	Censor is to prohibit free expression: The principal censored all references to smoking in school publications.
	A sensor is something that interprets stimulation: The lights are turned on by a movement sensor.
	Censure is rebuke, harsh criticism: Morty Skustin was severely censured for putting the frog in the water cooler.
cite site sight	Cite means "to quote or mention": He cited a famous theorist in his speech.
	Site is a noun meaning "a place": At which site will we stage the party?
	Sight is a noun meaning "view": The sight of the New York City skyline is spectacular.
climactic climatic	Climactic refers to the peak: Wendell sneezed right at the climactic moment of a movie.
	Climatic refers to the climate and weather: New Monia is known for its dramatic climatic changes.
coarse course	Coarse is an adjective meaning "rough, big-grained, not fine": We need to use coarse sandpaper to remove the paint from this wood.
	Course is a noun referring to a direction (the course of a ship) or a series of lectures on one subject (a history course in college): The poetry course Stu deBaker took in college changed the course of his life.
collaborate corroborate	Collaborate means "to work together": Collaborate with the people on your team.
	Corroborate means "to support with evidence" or "prove true": The testimony was corroborated with evidence of his innocence.
complement compliment	Complement means "to supplement" or "make complete": Their two personalities complement each other.
	Compliment means "to praise or congratulate": She received a compliment on her sense of fashion.

                                                                                                      

                                          

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