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liquefy - correct spelling

liquefy - verb  Not liquify.Example: You should follow the recipe and liquefy the strawberries....

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7 years ago

listen - correct spelling

listen - verb  Example: At a railroad crossing, you should stop, look, and listen....

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7 years ago

literal - correct spelling

literal - adjective  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses literally and figuratively. Click here for that discussion.Example: He provided a literal translation of the ancient documents....

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7 years ago

literature - correct spelling

literature - noun  Example: He preferred American literature....

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7 years ago

livelihood - correct spelling

livelihood - noun  Example: The flood threatened the farmer’s livelihood....

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7 years ago

loaf - correct spelling

loaf - noun (plural loaves) and verb  Example: She baked a loaf of bread. nounExample: He had worked enough, so he decided to loaf on the couch. verb...

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7 years ago

loneliness - correct spelling

loneliness - noun  Example: His total loneliness led to his depression....

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7 years ago

loose - correct spelling

loose - adjective and verb  Not lose.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses loose and lose. Click here for that discussion.Example: We need to clean up some loose ends. adjectiveExample: The loose wires caused the malfunction. adject...

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7 years ago

lose - correct spelling

lose - verb (past tense and past participle is lost)  Not loose.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses loose and lose. Click here for that discussion.Example: Go to Las Vegas, and you will lose your shirt. future tense of loseExample...

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7 years ago

losing - correct spelling

losing - verb (present participle of the verb lose)  Example: I am always losing my glasses....

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7 years ago

lovely - correct spelling

lovely - adjective and noun  Example: The lovely young woman began her career as an actress. adjectiveExample: What a lovely she is. noun...

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7 years ago

loyal - correct spelling

loyal - adjective  Example: The loyal attorney refused the offer from the other firm....

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7 years ago

loyalty - correct spelling

loyalty - noun  Example: His unbreakable loyalty to his country inspired us all....

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7 years ago

luxury - correct spelling

luxury - noun and adjective  Example: He spent a life of luxury on a Caribbean island. nounExample: He preferred a luxury hotel. adjective...

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7 years ago

magazine - correct spelling

magazine - noun  Example: She reads a magazine while exercising on the bicycle.Example: He loaded a bullet in the gun’s magazine....

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7 years ago

maintain - correct spelling

maintain - verb  Example: If he can maintain this pace, he will win the race....

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7 years ago

maintenance - correct spelling

maintenance - noun and adjective (in pharmacology)  Example: With proper maintenance, the car should last for years. nounExample: She prescribed a maintenance dose to her depressed patient. adjective...

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7 years ago

manageable - correct spelling

manageable - adjective  Example: We have no reason to worry. These are manageable problems....

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7 years ago

maneuver - correct spelling

maneuver - verb and noun  Also manoeuvre (especially in England).Example: We must try to maneuver the conversation away from this issue. verbExample: The risky maneuver threatened the finances of the company. noun...

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7 years ago

manufacture - correct spelling

manufacture - verb and noun  Example: He discovered a new way to manufacture cotton cloth. verbExample: His invention concerned the manufacture of computer chips. noun...

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7 years ago

marriage - correct spelling

marriage - noun  Example: Each anniversary, they reminisced about their marriage....

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7 years ago

married - correct spelling

married - verb and adjective  Example: He married his childhood sweetheart. verbExample: The young married couple enjoyed their honeymoon. adjective...

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7 years ago

marry - correct spelling

marry - verb  Example: He got down on his knees and said, “Will you marry me?”...

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7 years ago

marshmallow - correct spelling

marshmallow - noun  Not marshmellow.Example: The little girl toasted her first marshmallow at summer camp....

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7 years ago

match - correct spelling

match - noun and verb  Example: Jason and Molly—what a wonderful match. nounExample: While shopping, he tried to match his new suit with some ties. verb...

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7 years ago

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