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"Their" is the possessive form of the pronoun “they”: "There" points to a place. "They’re" is a contraction of the word combination “they are”.
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"It’s" is a contraction of “it is”, whereas "its", without the apostrophe, is a possessive pronoun pointing to a relationship of belonging to something.
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"Breathe" is a verb, "breath" is a noun.
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The word "principal" can either be a noun, or an adjective. In the noun form, it denotes a person who is in charge of an organization (typically, a school). The adjective form means "the key, the most important". The noun "principle", on the other hand, means a set belief or ideal.
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"Historic" is synonymous to famous, influential or important, whereas "historical" refers to something related to history.
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"Capital" can be a noun or adjective that means a number of things, like the uppercase letters or the main city in a country, "Capitol", on the other hand, is a legislative building. When starting with a capital letter, "Capitol" denotes the home of the United States Congress.
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“Sight” means something seen, like a view. “Site” is a piece of land that has a specific use. “Cite” is a verb that means “to present the source of information”.
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“Imply” is synonymous to “hint”, whereas “Infer” is synonymous to “deduce”.
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A "compliment" is something nice you say to a person, flattery, whereas a "complement" is something that completes something.
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“Among” refers to a collective group of something, whereas “between” points to a relationship between two or more things.
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"Farther" is used to refer to physical distance, while "further" denotes a more abstract kind of distance.
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"Empathy" is the ability to understand others' emotions, and "sympathy" is feeling compassionate towards other people's sorrow.
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"Flout" means to defy and "flaunt" means to show off.
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"Effect" is a noun meaning the result, whereas "affect" is a verb that means to have a negative result on something.
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To “assure” someone means to tell them something is true. “Ensure” is synonymous to “guarantee” or “make sure”. Finally, “insure” refers to the action of issuing an insurance policy.
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