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Here's a database of words that are most commonly misused or misunderstood.
(n) stands for noun; (adj.) stands for adjective; (v) stands for verb
Contributed by Mr. Stott

Your Performance  

effect

  vision

  talk; offer advice

  to place

  result

 
Connotation

  use with an essential clause

  meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word.

  location

  result

 
Dynamic Character

  direction; action; an area

  to avoid

  character changes in story

  a reference to something known

 
you're

  Contraction - you & are

  repetition of similar vowel sounds

  person being treated

  location

 
Die (v)

  to get up

  death

  OK. agreement

  refers to distance

 
Atmosphere

  struggle between opposing forces

  praise

  result

  overall mood or feeling

 
Dye (v)

  draw forth; bring out

  suggest

  color

  refer to indirectly

 
Elicit (v)

  draw forth; bring out

  talk; offer advice

  use with a nonessential clause

  location

 
infer

  person being treated

  deduce, to gather, educated guess

  suggest

  vision

 
Personnel (n)

  involving a person

  talk; offer advice

  employed persons

  character changes in story

 


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