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Certain words are often the victims of mistaken identity. They look or sound a lot like other words and so people sometimes confuse them. Here are a few such words:
your/you're personal/personnel medal/metal human/humane fury/furry device/devise dairy/diary soup/soap
Here are a few more frequently confused words:
advice/advise casual/causal coma/comma a lot/allot are/our angle/angel
Multiple Meanings
Many words have more than a single meaning. Here are some examples:
pass: 1) low area between mountains 2) to go by something stamp: 1) postage 2) step on spring: 1) source of water 2) coil meal: 1) ground up grain 2) time to eat mine: 1) belonging to me 2) tunnel