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Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 2

Click here for Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 1 Confusing Words Tricks To Help You Tell Them Apart Adverse vs. Averse Think of the following sentences to help you remember that adverse relates to conditions and averse relates to people: The drugs had adverse side effects. The adverse weather conditions ruined our day. Even though she had a terrible voice, she wasn’t averse to singing the verse. Affect vs. Effect Affect is a verb and is used to describe an action. Effect is a noun and is used to describe the end consequence. Think of ...

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Commonly Confused Words: Borne vs. Born

What does each word mean? The Spellzone dictionary defines born as ‘brought into existence’. The word can also be used to describe someone with a natural aptitude for something or someone who is particularly suited to something. Here is born used in some example sentences: My little brother was born two weeks early. Do people who are born on February 29th only get to celebrate their birthday once every four years? She’s a born writer. Click here to find the Spellzone vocabulary lists featuring the word born. The word borne, on the other hand, means ‘carried or transported by’. It is also the past participle of the verb bear. Here is bo...

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