{"id":90,"date":"2001-02-28T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2001-02-28T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog2\/?p=90"},"modified":"2001-02-28T08:56:00","modified_gmt":"2001-02-28T08:56:00","slug":"confusing_word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/confusing_word\/","title":{"rendered":"confusing word pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

yes, i’m a grammar nazi, but even i learned something from this list:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
accede<\/B>: stick to agreement
exceed<\/B>: surpass<\/TD>		accept<\/B>: receive
except<\/B>: exclude<\/TD>\t		adapt<\/B>: adjust
adept<\/B>: proficient<\/TD> <\/TR>
adverse<\/B>: opposed
averse<\/B>: not interested<\/TD>\t		affect<\/B>: change, influence
effect<\/B>: (v) to bring about (n) result, impression<\/TD>\t		all right<\/B>: all right
alright<\/B>: outdated usage<\/TD>
\n<\/TR>
allude<\/B>: refer to indirectly
elude<\/B>: avoid<\/TD>\t		altar<\/B>: place of worship
alter<\/B>: to change<\/TD>\t		appraise<\/B>: value
apprise<\/B>: inform, notify<\/TD> <\/TR>
capital<\/B>:seat of government; money
capitol<\/B>: building where legislative body meets<\/TD>\t		complement<\/B>:somthing that completes (noun); to complete (verb).
compliment<\/B>: a flattering remark (noun); to praise (verb)<\/TD>\t		continual<\/B>: happens frequently in time: close succession
continuous<\/B>: uninterrupted<\/TD> <\/TR>
emigration<\/B><\/B>: moving from a country
immigration<\/B>: moving to a country<\/TD>\t		eminent<\/B>: outstanding, revered
imminent<\/B>: threatening to happen soon<\/TD>\t		everyday<\/B>: The everyday (ordinary) routine of working
every day<\/B>: Call me every day (each day) this week.<\/TD> <\/TR>
\n
farther<\/B>: refers to actual distance
further<\/B>: refers to figurative distance<\/TD>\t		imply<\/B>: speaker implies (suggests)
infer<\/B>: hearer infers (perceives)<\/TD>\t		floe<\/B>: large sheet of floating ice
flow<\/B>: move, run freely, circulate <\/TD> <\/TR>
lay<\/B>: to set down, to place or put an item down
lie<\/B>: to recline<\/TD>		pray<\/B>: to ask for by prayer or supplication
prey<\/B>: animal hunted or caught for food; victim<\/TD>\t		principal<\/B>: first in authority; main participant; amount of a debt less interest
principle<\/B>: basic truth or assumption<\/TD> <\/TR>
raise<\/B>: to cause to lift or to lift something
rise<\/B>: to ascend, move upward, or get up<\/TD>\t		real<\/B>: adjective (real sugar)
really<\/B>: adverb (really wishing for…)<\/TD>\t		set<\/B>: to place something somewhere
sit<\/B>: to be in a position of rest or to be seated<\/TD> <\/TR>
stationary<\/B>: not moving: fixed
stationery<\/B>: writing material: letterhead, envelopes, etc.<\/TD>\t		suit<\/B>: a set of clothes; legal action
suite<\/B>: number of items making up a set, series, or sequence<\/TD>\t		waiver<\/B>: the giving up of a claim
waver<\/B>: to hesitate; also tremble or quaver<\/TD> <\/TR><\/TABLE>
\n[from webgrammar<\/A>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

yes, i’m a grammar nazi, but even i learned something from this list: accede: stick to agreementexceed: surpassaccept: receiveexcept: exclude adapt: adjustadept: proficient adverse: opposedaverse: not interested affect: change, influenceeffect: (v) to bring about (n) result, impression all right: all rightalright: outdated usage allude: refer to indirectlyelude: avoid altar: place of worshipalter: to change appraise: …<\/span> Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fubsy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}