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achievement - correct spelling achievement nounExample: Winning the PGA was the golfer’s greatest achievement.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acknowledge - correct spelling acknowledge verbExample: The candidate acknowledged the cheers of the crowd.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acquaintance - correct spelling acquaintance nounNot acquaintence or aquaintance.Example: In high school, she was a close acquaintance of mine.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acquainted verb, past tense and past participle of acquaint, and adjectiveExample: He acquainted us with the corporate plans. verbExample: She was fully acquainted with the facts of the case. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acquire verbNot aquire.Example: He tried to acquire a controlling interest in the corporation.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acquit verbNot aquit.Example: The jury will acquit the defendant if the prosecutor fails to introduce sufficient evidence.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
acquitted verb, past tense and past participle of the verb acquitExample: The jury acquitted the defendant of the crime.Example: She acquitted herself well in the interview.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
across preposition, adverb, and adjectiveExample: He traveled across the ocean. prepositionExample: The professor finally got the idea across to the class. adverbExample: She sat with arms across. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
address verb and nounExample: The politician will address the convention. verbExample: Send me your email address. noun... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
addressed verbExample: The politician addressed the convention.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
adequate adjectiveExample: She had adequate funds in her checking account.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advantage nounExample: We finally have the advantage.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advantageous - correct spelling advantageous adjectiveExample: This advantageous plan will rescue the company from bankruptcy.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advertise verbExample: We plan to advertise on the radio.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advertisement - correct spelling advertisement nounExample: He wrote an award-winning advertisement for a national radio audience.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advice nounNot advise (which is a verb).Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses adviceand advise. Click here for that discussion.Example: You must learn to follow the advice of your employer.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advisable adjectiveExample: This approach is neither necessary nor advisable.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advise verbNot advice (which is a noun).Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses adviseand advice. Click here for that discussion.Example: The mentor will advise the young accountant.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
advisor nounExample: Take this matter to your advisor.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
aerial adjectiveExample: The aerial satellite pictures showed the location of the lost campers.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
affect verb and nounNot effect (which is usually a noun, but sometimes a verb). For a discussion of affect vs. effect, read Chapter 8 in the section on Common Grammatical Mistakes. Click here for the beginning of that discussion.Example: This new law... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
affectionate - correct spelling affectionate adjectiveExample: His affectionate embrace alleviated her fears.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
aficionado nounPlural aficionados.Example: John is a wine aficionado.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
again adverbExample: Try to use your DVD player again.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
against prepositionExample: We were young and strong, we were runnin' Against the wind. —Bob Seger.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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