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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: Council vs. Counsel

What does each word mean? A council is an administrative body that manages or advices people. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is council used in some example sentences: I have to apply to the local council to get a parking permit. The school council is elected by the students and is in charge of representing student issues in front of the faculty. The Council of Elrond was called in Rivendell to decide what should be done with the One Ring. Click here to find the Spellzone vocabulary lists related to the word council. The word counsel is usually used as a verb meaning ‘to give advice to’. The word can also be us...

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