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handfuls - correct spelling

handfuls - noun  The preferred spelling is handfuls.Example: He gave the poor man several handfuls of coins.Consider the following Usage Note from Dictionary.com: The plurals of nouns ending in -ful are usually formed by adding -s to the suffix:...

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7 years ago

handsful - incorrect spelling

handsful  See handfuls....

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7 years ago

happily - correct spelling

happily - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: The little girl happily skipped along the sidewalk....

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7 years ago

happiness - correct spelling

happiness - noun  Example: “Money can’t buy happiness.” ** "Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned.” Now often used ironically. Rousseau (1712-78) wrote in 1750: 'Money buys everything, except morality and...

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7 years ago

harass - correct spelling

harass - verb  Not harrass.Example: These annual fundraisers will harass the listeners again....

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7 years ago

healthy - correct spelling

healthy - adjective  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses healthy and healthful. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her healthy attitude toward life enabled her to succeed....

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7 years ago

hear - correct spelling

hear - verb  Not here.Example: He will usually hear only what he wants to hear....

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heard - correct spelling

heard - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hear)  Example: We have heard this promise before....

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7 years ago

heavy - correct spelling

heavy - adjective  Example: The heavy equipment arrived at the construction site....

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7 years ago

height - correct spelling

height - noun  Not heighth.Note: Pronounce this word with a hard ending “t” sound, not a “th” sound.See Problem Words for a discussion of height.Example: His height was just one reason he wanted to play basketball....

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7 years ago

heinous - correct spelling

heinous - adjective  Example: The heinous crime against the child brought cries for legal reform....

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7 years ago

heir - correct spelling

heir - noun  Example: As the sole heir to the fortune, the young son assumed control of the company....

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7 years ago

hemorrhage - correct spelling

hemorrhage - noun and verb  Example: The sudden hemorrhage surprised the surgeons. nounExample: This country will hemorrhage money for many years. verb...

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7 years ago

here - correct spelling

here - adverb, noun, and adjective  Not hear.Example: Please put your drink here. adverbExample: It’s not very far from here. nounExample: This computer here should work. adjective (used for emphasis)...

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7 years ago

heroes - correct spelling

heroes - noun (plural of the noun hero)  Example: His heroes motivated him to excel....

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7 years ago

heroine - correct spelling

heroine - noun  Example: The heroine of the movie rescued the small children....

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7 years ago

hesitancy - correct spelling

hesitancy - noun  Example: Without any hesitancy, the father jumped in front of the car to save his children....

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7 years ago

hideous - correct spelling

hideous - adjective  Example: His hideous behavior ensured his isolation from the town....

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7 years ago

himself - correct spelling

himself - reflexive pronoun and intensive pronoun  Not hisself.Example: He hurt himself while chopping wood. reflexive pronounExample: He wrote the report himself. intensive pronoun...

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7 years ago

hindrance - correct spelling

hindrance - noun  Example: He viewed the project as a hindrance that would waste corporate resources. ...

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hoarse - correct spelling

hoarse - adjective  Example: The speaker’s hoarse voice caused him to forget his well-rehearsed lines....

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7 years ago

holiday - correct spelling

holiday - noun  Example: The young couple enjoyed their holiday at the beach....

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7 years ago

homepage - correct spelling

homepage - noun  Here’s a usage note from Dictionary.com. The transition from World Wide Web site to Web site to website as a single uncapitalized word mirrors the development of other technological expressions which have tended to take unhyph...

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7 years ago

hopeless - correct spelling

hopeless - adjective  Example: The politician now faces a hopeless situation....

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7 years ago

hoping - correct spelling

hoping - verb (present participle of the verb hope)  Example: He is hoping to enter medical school in the fall....

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7 years ago

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