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newspaper - correct spelling

newspaper - noun  Example: The newspaper arrived in a plastic bag, but it was still all wet....

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7 years ago

newsstand - correct spelling

newsstand - noun  Example: He bought the daily newspaper at the newsstand....

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7 years ago

nickel - correct spelling

nickel - noun  Example: In the 1940s, the elderly lady paid a nickel for a cup of coffee....

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7 years ago

niece - correct spelling

niece - noun  Example: My niece lives in California....

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7 years ago

night - correct spelling

night - noun  Example: It was a dark and stormy night. ** From wikipedia:"It was a dark and stormy night" is an infamous phrase written by Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton at the beginning of his 1830 novel Paul Clifford. The annual Bul...

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7 years ago

ninety - correct spelling

ninety - noun and adjective  Example: He lived to the ripe old age of ninety. nounExample: The car left the road at ninety miles per hour. adjective...

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7 years ago

ninth - correct spelling

ninth - adjective, noun, and adverb (also ninthly)  Example: He was the ninth person to arrive. adjectiveExample: He hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth. noun...

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7 years ago

no one - correct spelling

no one - pronoun  Not noone.Example: He apparently likes no one, and no one likes him....

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noticeable - correct spelling

noticeable - adjective  Example: The stain was noticeable and caused him embarrassment....

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7 years ago

nowadays - correct spelling

nowadays - adverb and noun  Example: Few people grow their own food nowadays. adverbExample: The Internet of nowadays makes the fax machine look ancient. noun...

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nuisance - correct spelling

nuisance - noun  Example: The barking dog was nothing but a nuisance....

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7 years ago

obedience - correct spelling

obedience - noun  Example: The general demanded obedience from the soldiers....

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obedient - correct spelling

obedient - adjective  Example: The obedient guide dog waited for the light to change....

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7 years ago

obstacle - correct spelling

obstacle - noun  Example: The obstacle in the right lane diverted the traffic....

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7 years ago

occasion - correct spelling

occasion - noun and verb  Example: The party will be quite an occasion. nounExample: The news report will occasion the candidate to issue a retraction. verb...

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7 years ago

occasional - correct spelling

occasional - adjective  Example: She enjoys an occasional glass of white wine....

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7 years ago

occasionally - correct spelling

occasionally - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: She occasionally visited her parents in Oregon....

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7 years ago

occur - correct spelling

occur - verb  Example: The sale will occur as soon as you meet the offer....

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7 years ago

occurred - correct spelling

occurred - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb occur)  Not occured.Example: The accident occurred on the freeway during rush hour....

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occurrence - correct spelling

occurrence - noun  Not occurence.Example: This unexpected occurrence troubled him greatly....

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7 years ago

ocean - correct spelling

ocean - noun  Example: She sailed across the ocean in her yacht....

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7 years ago

official - correct spelling

official - adjective and noun  Example: The official version differed from the newspaper account. adjectiveExample: The official in the mayor’s office responded to questions. noun...

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7 years ago

omission - correct spelling

omission - noun  Example: The omission in the annual report caused the stock to fall....

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7 years ago

omit - correct spelling

omit - verb  Example: You may omit these items from the application....

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7 years ago

omitted - correct spelling

omitted - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb omit)  Not omited.Example: She omitted income from her tax return and now faces an audit....

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7 years ago

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    A They finished the race sooner than us.
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    C She sings more beautifully than him.
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