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Common Mistakes in English - Confusing Words

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

Confusing Words

There are a number of confusing word pairs in English. This page in quiz format focuses on some of the most common problem pairs.

Here are some examples of some commonly confused word pairs:

effect vs. affect
loose vs. lose

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