| William Strunk, Jr. (1869–1946). The Elements of Style. 1918. |
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| VI. WORDS OFTEN MISSPELLED |
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| accidentally |
formerly |
privilege |
| advice |
humorous |
pursue |
| affect |
hypocrisy |
repetition |
| beginning |
immediately |
rhyme |
| believe |
incidentally |
rhythm |
| benefit |
latter |
ridiculous |
| challenge |
led |
sacrilegious |
| criticize |
lose |
seize |
| deceive |
marriage |
separate |
| definite |
mischief |
shepherd |
| describe |
murmur |
siege |
| despise |
necessary |
similar |
| develop |
occurred |
simile |
| disappoint |
parallel |
too |
| duel |
Philip |
tragedy |
| ecstasy |
playwright |
tries |
| effect |
preceding |
undoubtedly |
| existence |
prejudice |
until |
| fiery |
principal |
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| Write to-day, to-night, to-morrow (but not together) with hyphen. |
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| Write any one, every one, some one, some time (except the sense of formerly) as two words. |
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