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Eng 145 Glossary

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affect vs effect
to influence vs. a result
allude vs elude
allude: indirectly refer to
elude: escape from
among vs between
Between = 2 things only, among = 3 or more
amoral vs immoral
neither moral nor immoral vs morally wrong
amount vs number
Amount refers to things in bulk.
Number refers to individual countable units.
biannual vs biennial
twice a year vs every 2 years
burst vs. bursted
only use burst
capital vs capitol
Capitol is a building occupied by state legislature or the place in DC. Everything else is capitAl (money, Topeka, capital punishment, etc)
complement vs compliment
complement: complete something
compliment: flattery
conscience vs conscious
conscience: what is right from wrong

Conscious: The part of the mind that you are aware of
could of vs could have
- Could of does not exist
disinterested vs uninterested
disinterested: impartial
uninterested: do not care
due to
should be used to mean "because of" only after a form of the verb be
elicit vs illicit
elicit: to evoke
illicit: illegal
emigrate vs immigrate
emigrate: leaving a country
immigrate: entering a country
eminent vs. imminent
exceptional vs about to happen
explicit vs implicit
expressed directly vs implied
farther vs further
distance vs additional time, quality, or extent
fewer vs less
fewer refers to a number you can count. Less refers to an amount of something
good vs well
Good is an adjective and well is an adverb
liable
responsible
stationary vs stationery
stationary- not moving
stationery- paper
Who vs. Whom
subject vs object
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