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COMMONLY MISSPELLED OR
MISUSED WORDS:

Word
Meaning
a an article that comes before a noun with a consonant sound at the beginning
an an article that comes before a noun with a vowel sound at the beginning
accept to receive
except other than
affect - verb; to influence
- noun; an emotion
effect - verb; to cause
- noun; a result
its possessive of it
it's it is
than shows comparison
then shows time
there in that place
their possessive of them
they're they are
to first part of the infinitive
form of a verb
too also; very; shows
extreme
two the number after one and before three
who refers to a person in the subjective sense;
replaces I, he, she, or they
whom refers to a person in the objective sense;
replaces me, him, her, or them
your possessive of you
you're you are

 

 

 

Components of a Research Paper | General Requirements
Title Page | Abstract | Body of the Paper | Headings
Capitalization and Spacing | Guidelines for Unbiased Language
Citations |Quotations | References| APA Style Resources

 

 

Updated: February 22, 2007

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