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30 Commonly Confused Words

Accept vs. Except If you accept something you agree to receive or do it. If you except something you exclude it.   Bought vs. Brought Brought is the past tense of bring, while bought is the past tense of buy.   Cereal vs. Serial Cereal is a type of grain (and a type of breakfast food made from grain), while serial refers to something that occurs in sequence.   Desert vs. Dessert Desert can refer to either the act of abandoning someone or something or to an arid stretch of land with little vegetation. A dessert is a sweet course at the end of a meal.   Effect vs. Affect An effect is a consequence. If you affect something you make a differen...

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Commonly Confused Words: Bought vs. Brought

What does each word mean? Bought is the past and past participle of buy. Click here to see the full Spellzone dictionary entry for the word buy Here is the word bought used in some example sentences: His train ticket was very expensive because he bought it at the last minute. I lied to my mum about my exam results, but don’t worry – she bought every word. Cick here for the Spellzone word lists containing the word bought. Brought is the past and past participle of bring. Click here to see the full Spellzone dictionary entry for the word bring. Here is the word brought used in some example sentences: She brought some wine to the party. He brought th...

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