20 'Same' Words With Different Meanings That Many People Get Mixed Up

[demmiblue]

https://www.demilked.com/same-words-different-meanings-bruce-worden/

[kimbutgar]

1. I'm saving some of these for when I return to teaching

[gratuitous]

2. In regard to vein-vane-vain

Starting with the word "naive," remove one vowel, and rearrange the remaining four letters to spell out three homophones.

I don't know if there's another set of letters that can do this.

[gratuitous]

3. Got a train of thought started-

You can do that with the word "alive." Removing one vowel, you can anagram to veil-vail-vale.

[iluvtennis]

4. Love it...thanks for the post. nt

[Pongo]

5. Rein, reign, rain.

English is a fascinating language.

[Moostache]

6. Enjoyed that one too...

This one hangs in a frame in my house (just in sight for my Trumper-BIL):

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[wnylib]

14. That reminds me of the frequent mix up

that I see regarding lose and loose.

[Lunabell]

7. I never get "affect" and "effect" right.

Even after an explanation, I just fail at those two words.

[lagomorph777]

9. "Affect" has two meanings (noun or verb). "Effect" is a noun (usually).

To a psychologist, it's your observable mood (a noun). "Trump's affect covers the gamut from sullen to raging."
To a political scientist, it's a verb. "Putin's interference affected the 2016 election. In other words, he had an effect on America."

A slightly formal (verb) use of "effect" would be "Putin effected a plot against America."

[Lunabell]

10. Argh.

I'm even more confused, lol.

[lagomorph777]

12. Just go with the examples.

I'm not an English teacher, so I'm afraid that's the best I can do.

[WinstonSmith4740]

13. Affect is the action.

Effect is the result.

[murielm99]

15. Remember the first letter.

Affect. Action.

[wnylib]

16. To simplify for you, just remember

that MOST of the time, in common usage, affect is a verb that has influence or results on someone or something. Effect is a noun that IS the result.

[judesedit]

11. Me, too lol

[lagomorph777]

8. These are a few of my favorite peeves.

And now I don't feel so bad.

Thanks for sharing!

[wnylib]

17. its and it's, whose and who's, bear and bare

Or, if you are in Tennessee, line and lane.

Or Florida, flaw and floor.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Ensure (to make certain something happens), insure (to prepare against an eventuality) nt