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hideous - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

hindrance - correct spelling

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

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8 years ago

hoarse - correct spelling

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

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8 years ago

holiday - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

hopeless - correct spelling

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

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8 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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horrific - correct spelling

horrific - adjective  Example: He tried to rectify the horrific conditions in the mining industry....

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8 years ago

hors d'oeuvre - correct spelling

hors d'oeuvre - noun (plural hors d'oeuvres)  Example: He piled his plate with hors d'oeuvres at the party....

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8 years ago

hospital - correct spelling

hospital - noun  Note: Writers in England usually omit any article before the noun hospital. They would write, “She went to hospital.”Example: After the accident, she spent two weeks in the hospital....

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8 years ago

humorous - correct spelling

humorous - adjective  Example: The humorous play delighted the audience....

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hurried - correct spelling

hurried - adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hurry)  Example: The hurried meal disappointed the guests. adjectiveExample: She hurried home after work. verb...

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8 years ago

hurrying - correct spelling

hurrying - verb (present participle of the verb hurry)  Example: She will be hurrying over to our house when she finishes her work....

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8 years ago

hygiene - correct spelling

hygiene - noun  Example: His personal hygiene left a lot to be desired....

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8 years ago

hypocrisy - correct spelling

hypocrisy - noun  Example: The hypocrisy of the preacher became evident to all when the scandal broke....

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8 years ago

hypocrite - correct spelling

hypocrite - noun  Example: The hypocrite gave speeches about morality right before he started accepting bribes....

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8 years ago

ideally - correct spelling

ideally - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: He was ideally suited for the task....

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8 years ago

idiosyncrasy - correct spelling

idiosyncrasy - noun  Example: His idiosyncrasy of stacking his coins by denomination irritated his roommate....

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8 years ago

ignorance - correct spelling

ignorance - noun  Example: She tried to mask her ignorance at the meeting of scientists....

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8 years ago

imaginary - correct spelling

imaginary - adjective  Example: Even his imaginary friends wouldn’t play with him....

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8 years ago

imbecile - correct spelling

imbecile - noun  Example: Homer Simpson often acts like an imbecile....

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8 years ago

imitate - correct spelling

imitate - verb  Example: He often tried to imitate his younger brother....

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8 years ago

imitation - correct spelling

imitation - noun  Example: Imitation is the highest form of flattery....

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8 years ago

immediately - correct spelling

immediately - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: The hospital must page the doctor immediately....

added by edgood
8 years ago

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