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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

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Council (n)

  contraction of it & is

  point of greatest suspense

  contraction - they are

  a group

 
its

  possessive form - pronoun

  little or no change to character

  refers to distance

  a group

 
Conflict

  talk; offer advice

  struggle between opposing forces

  possessive form - pronoun

  to place

 
except

  OK. agreement

  calm endurance

  meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word.

  to exclude

 
Alliteration

  to recline

  repetition of similar consonant sounds

  to place

  contraction - they are

 
cite (v)

  deduce, to gather, educated guess

  vision

  a reference to something known

  quote; refer; commend; summons

 
that

  refer to indirectly

  pronoun - belonging to them

  use with an essential clause

  character changes in story

 
Assonance

  repetition of similar vowel sounds

  complete; number required; Math, English

  refer to indirectly

  to get up

 
Illicit (adj)

  possessive form - pronoun

  to place

  completely ready

  forbidden

 
Dynamic Character

  employed persons

  suggest

  pronoun - belonging to them

  character changes in story

 


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