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nauseous - correct spelling

nauseous - adjective  Note: For a discussion of the differences among nauseous, nauseating, and nauseated, see Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words.Click here for that discussion.Example: The nauseous pile of rotting meat attracted the buzza...

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8 years ago

necessary - correct spelling

necessary - adjective and noun  Example: The weather caused a necessary change in our plans. adjectiveExample: We view this item as a necessary for our trip. nounExample: He stocked up on various necessaries. noun...

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8 years ago

necessity - correct spelling

necessity - noun  Example: He viewed his laptop computer as his one necessity....

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8 years ago

needle - correct spelling

needle - noun and verb  Example: The gentle nurse slipped the needle into the child’s arm. nounExample: We will needle him about his strange attire. verb...

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8 years ago

negligence - correct spelling

negligence - noun  Example: His negligence on the highway caused him to lose his license.Example: The lawyers brought a suit for negligence....

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8 years ago

neighbor - correct spelling

neighbor - noun and verb  Example: Their neighbor mows his lawn at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. nounExample: She wanted her house to neighbor his. verb...

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8 years ago

neither - correct spelling

neither - correlative conjunction, adjective, and pronoun  Example: Neither she nor I will attend the party. correlative conjunctionExample: She wants neither one. adjectiveExample: Neither of these games should attract your interest. pronoun...

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8 years ago

neutron - correct spelling

neutron - noun  Example: The tiny neutron has slightly more mass than a proton....

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8 years ago

newspaper - correct spelling

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

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8 years ago

newsstand - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

niece - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 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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8 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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8 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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8 years ago

noticeable - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

nuisance - correct spelling

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

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8 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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obstacle - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

occasional - correct spelling

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

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8 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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8 years ago

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