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pigeon - correct spelling

pigeon - noun  Not pidgeon.Example: The pigeon looked for food in the park.Example: "Don't we have a deal with the pigeons?" —George Costanza, Seinfeld...

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8 years ago

pilgrimage - correct spelling

pilgrimage - noun  Example: During her illness, she made a pilgrimage to the shrine....

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8 years ago

pistachio - correct spelling

pistachio - noun  Not pistacchio.Example: The pistachio nut broke his fingernails when he tried to open it....

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8 years ago

pitiful - correct spelling

pitiful - adjective  Example: The pitiful little orphans just wanted some love and attention....

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8 years ago

plagiarize - correct spelling

plagiarize - verb  Example: Way too many students plagiarize by copying information from the Internet and using it in their term papers....

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8 years ago

plain - correct spelling

plain - adjective  Not plane.Example: The plain brown wrapper made him suspicious about the package....

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8 years ago

plane - correct spelling

plane - noun and verb  Not plain.Example: The top of the box formed a horizontal plane. nounExample: At high speeds, the boat will plane out of the water. verbExample: We plan to drive to Chicago and then plane to Los Angeles. verb (informal)...

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8 years ago

planning - correct spelling

planning - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb plan) and noun  Example: She is planning a small wedding. verbExample: After considerable planning, the company launched the product. noun...

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8 years ago

playwright - correct spelling

playwright - noun  Not playwrite.Example: As a playwright, he penned many award winners....

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8 years ago

pleasant - correct spelling

pleasant - adjective  Example: The pleasant breeze wafted through the cabin....

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8 years ago

please - correct spelling

please - adverb and verb  Example: Would you please turn off the radio. adverbExample: He wanted to please the public. verb...

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8 years ago

pleasure - correct spelling

pleasure - noun and verb  Example: He took great pleasure in handing out the awards. nounExample: The flowers will pleasure the hospital patient. verb...

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8 years ago

plenitude - correct spelling

plenitude - noun  Not plentitude.Example: There was a plenitude of food from many nations....

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8 years ago

plight - correct spelling

plight - noun and verb  Example: We found ourselves in a terrible plight. nounExample: The groom said he would “plight thee my troth.” verb...

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8 years ago

pneumonia - correct spelling

pneumonia - noun  Example: He barely survived the pneumonia....

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8 years ago

pocket - correct spelling

pocket - noun and verb  Example: He hid the pistol in his pocket. nounExample: The poker player hopes to pocket some winnings. verb...

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8 years ago

poinsettia - correct spelling

poinsettia - noun  Not pointsettia.Example: The red poinsettia graced the Christmas table....

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8 years ago

poison - correct spelling

poison - noun and verb  Example: She put out some rat poison in her attic. nounExample: She tried to poison the rats. verb...

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8 years ago

policeman - correct spelling

policeman - noun  Example: The armed policeman overpowered the thug....

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8 years ago

political - correct spelling

political - adjective  Example: The political debate lasted far into the night....

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8 years ago

population - correct spelling

population - noun  Example: The U.S. population now exceeds 300 million....

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8 years ago

portray - correct spelling

portray - verb  Example: She will portray the events in a positive light....

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8 years ago

portrayal - correct spelling

portrayal - noun  Example: His portrayal of the king impressed the critics....

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8 years ago

positive - correct spelling

positive - adjective and noun  Example: The positive results of the meeting increased our confidence. adjectiveExample: We view this development as a positive. noun...

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8 years ago

possess - correct spelling

possess - verb  Example: He wanted to possess fancy cars and fancy clothes....

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8 years ago

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