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medieval - correct spelling

medieval - adjective  Example: He studied medieval architecture in college...

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8 years ago

memento - correct spelling

memento - noun  Not momento.Example: He kept a lock of her hair as a memento....

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8 years ago

might - correct spelling

might - auxiliary verb and noun  Example: He might win. He might not. auxiliary verbExample: He swung the bat with all his might. noun...

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8 years ago

millennium - correct spelling

millennium - noun  Not millenium.Example: In the late 1990s, everyone made plans to celebrate the next millennium....

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8 years ago

million - correct spelling

million - adjective and noun  Example: He won a million dollars in the golf tournament. adjectiveExample: She’s one in a million. noun...

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8 years ago

millionaire - correct spelling

millionaire - noun  Example: The millionaire donated money to save the old house....

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8 years ago

miniature - correct spelling

miniature - noun and adjective  Example: He bought a miniature of the Washington Monument. nounExample: The miniature soldier delighted the little boy. adjective...

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8 years ago

minimum - correct spelling

minimum - noun and adjective  Example: We will reduce our risks to a  minimum. nounExample: We can make this investment with minimum risk. adjective...

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8 years ago

minuscule - correct spelling

minuscule - adjective  Note: The word derives from the Latin minus meaning “less.” In much writing, you’ll find it spelled miniscule, probably because of the prefix mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Because of the frequency of mini...

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8 years ago

minutes - correct spelling

minutes - noun  Example: She always watches 60 Minutes.Example: The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting....

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8 years ago

minutia - correct spelling

minutia - noun (plural minutiae)  Note: Most people use the word to mean “small details.” They should therefore opt for the plural minutiae.Example: This small piece of minutia brought down the entire project. noun (singular)Example: Don’t...

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8 years ago

miracle - correct spelling

miracle - noun  Example: Her recovery was a miracle that baffled the doctors....

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8 years ago

miscellaneous - correct spelling

miscellaneous - adjective  Example: He read a collection of miscellaneous articles....

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8 years ago

mischief - correct spelling

mischief - noun  Example: The destruction of the church was the mischief of vandals....

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8 years ago

mischievous - correct spelling

mischievous - adjective  Not mischievious.Example: The children played some mischievous pranks last night....

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8 years ago

misogyny - correct spelling

misogyny - noun  Example: The patriarchal religion centered around a curious brand of misogyny....

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8 years ago

missile - correct spelling

missile - noun  Example: He pretended his pencil was a nuclear missile....

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8 years ago

misspell - correct spelling

misspell - verb  Not mispell.When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spell), you do not drop either the last letter of the prefix or the first letter of the root word. Thus: granddaughter and misspell...

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8 years ago

misspelled - correct spelling

misspelled - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb misspell) and adjective  When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spelled), you do not drop either the last letter of the prefix or the first ...

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8 years ago

mistake - correct spelling

mistake - noun and verb  Note: The past tense of the verb mistake is mistook. The past participle is mistaken.Example: His mistake led to his dismissal. nounExample: In the future, I will try not to mistake her for her sister. verbExample: She m...

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8 years ago

momentous - correct spelling

momentous - adjective  Example: These momentous events precipitated a war....

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8 years ago

monkey - correct spelling

monkey - noun and verb  Example: The cute little monkey surprised the children. nounExample: He tried to monkey with the valve to make the engine work. verb...

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8 years ago

monotonous - correct spelling

monotonous - adjective  Example: The monotonous teacher put her students to sleep....

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8 years ago

moral - correct spelling

moral - adjective and noun  Not morale.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her upbringing instilled a moral sense of right and wrong. adjectiveExample: The moral of the sto...

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8 years ago

morale - correct spelling

morale - noun  Not moral.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: The defeat hurt the morale of the troops....

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8 years ago

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