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fortunate - correct spelling

fortunate adjective and nounExample: He made a fortunate investment at just the right time. adjectiveExample: The wealthy actor was one of the fortunates. noun...

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8 years ago

forty - correct spelling

forty noun, proper noun, and adjectiveExample: He retired at forty. nounExample: She pined for the big bands of the Forties. proper nounExample: He has forty dollars in his pocket. adjective...

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8 years ago

fought - correct spelling

fought verb (past tense and past participle of the verb fight)Example: He fought for human rights in underdeveloped countries....

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8 years ago

fourteen - correct spelling

fourteen noun and adjectiveExample: At the age of fourteen, he drove his father’s truck. nounExample: He has fourteen dollars in his pocket. adjective...

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fourth - correct spelling

fourth adjectiveExample: In the fourth and final act, the king met his demise....

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8 years ago

frequent - correct spelling

frequent adjectiveExample: The bus makes frequent stops in the airport....

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friend - correct spelling

friend nounExample: His friend gave him emotional support in his time of need....

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fright - correct spelling

fright nounExample: The audience could sense the fright in the upcoming scene....

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frightening - correct spelling

frightening adjective and verb (present participle of the verb frighten)Example: The frightening plot transfixed the audience. adjectiveExample: The horror movie was frightening the audience. verb...

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8 years ago

fuelling - correct spelling

fuelling verb (present participle of the verb fuel)Example: He was fuelling his Hummer every other day....

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fulfill - correct spelling

fulfill verbExample: Their architectural plans must fulfill the expectations of the review board....

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fundamental - correct spelling

fundamental adjective and nounExample: A free press is fundamental to a free society. adjectiveExample: He mastered the fundamentals of his trade. noun...

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fundamentally - correct spelling

fundamentally adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: His approach was fundamentally sound....

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8 years ago

further - correct spelling

further adverb, adjective, and verbNote: Some usage guides insist that only farther describes physical distance (We walked farther than we planned). But farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout much of their histories.Note, howev...

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8 years ago

gallon - correct spelling

gallon nounExample: The price for a gallon of gasoline will one day exceed $5.00....

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8 years ago

garden - correct spelling

garden nounExample: My wife’s garden is a sight to behold....

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8 years ago

gardener - correct spelling

gardener nounExample: The gardener planted bulbs in the fall....

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8 years ago

gauge - correct spelling

gauge noun and verbExample: The gauge of the tracks permitted larger trains to run. nounExample: His behavior is a good gauge of his character. nounExample: We must gauge our chances of success. verb...

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8 years ago

general - correct spelling

general noun and adjectiveExample: The general addressed the troops. nounExample: We studied the general characteristics of the new system. adjective...

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8 years ago

generally - correct spelling

generally adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: We are generally pleased with his performance....

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8 years ago

genius - correct spelling

genius nounNot genious.Example: His musical genius impressed the audience.See ingenious...

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8 years ago

gnat - correct spelling

gnat nounExample: The gnat distracted the golfer....

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8 years ago

gnaw - correct spelling

gnaw verbExample: He liked to gnaw on the corn cob....

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8 years ago

government - correct spelling

government nounExample: “It is rather for us the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion--t...

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8 years ago

governor - correct spelling

governor nounExample: The governor tried to avoid the scandal by covering up the facts....

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8 years ago

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