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Commonly Confused Words

Some words look and sounds similar but actually have different meaning. Take advice and advise. Advise means "recommendations about what to do" while advice means "to recommend something (verb). If you say, "I need advice on commonly confused words," someone will answer, "I will advise you to study the table that follows."

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• Money affects Napoleon's decision.

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• Boxer's death is the effect of Napoleon's decision​

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• affect (verb) - to influence

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•effect (noun) - to cause​

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• all together (verb) - gathered in one place

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• altogether (noun) - entirely, totally

• The pigs and farmers were all together that evening

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• They had an altogether new agreement.