These are some of the confusing words that often create problems. We usually get confused and make blunders while using them.I am going to post five to ten words daily and the learners, who think that they are not aware of certain words, should memorize and practise them properly:

1.altogether, all together

Altogether means wholly; all together means everybody in a group:
“It’s altogether too bad that you can’t come.”
They sang the song in one voice all together.

2.all right, alright

All right is the correct form; alright is grammatically incorrect.

3.ascent, assent

Ascent is an upward movement; assent means agreement

4.anyone, any one

This is quite tricky. Anyone means anybody, any person at all; any one means any one person and is followed by “of”.
“Does anyone else want to come?”
“Any one of you is welcome to come along.”

5.advice, advise

Advice is the noun and advise the verb.Besides elementary learners, students of advanced level and even teachers are not aware of these two words and they often use them in place of each other.
“His advice was that we should advise everybody to either stay away or be extremely careful.”

6.affect, effect

Affect is a verb; effect is more usually a noun. When used as a verb it means to achieve, fulfil, realise.
“Bad weather will affect the quality of the fruit.”
“The effect of bad weather is a reduction in fruit quality.”
I can’t think of any sentence using effect as a verb where one of the other three mentioned above wouldn’t be a much better choice, but perhaps a politician might say, “To effect our goal of saving 10%…”

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7.either vs as well / too:

Either is used with a negative verb when you are agreeing with something someone doesn't do or like etc.

For example:- B agrees with A in the negative
A - "I don't like cheese." B - "I don't like it either."
A- "I haven't seen Lord of the Rings." B - "I haven't seen it either."

As well / Too are used with an affirmative verb when you are agreeing with something someone does or likes etc.

For example:- B agrees with A in the positive

A - "I love ice cream." B - "I love it too." / "I love it as well."
A- "I've seen Gladiator." B - "I've seen it too." / " I've seen it as well."

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8.holiday vs weekend

A holiday (noun), a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax. You usually have to book your holiday with your boss.

For example: "Where are you going on holiday this year? Somewhere nice I hope."

The weekend (noun) - the time from Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night. It's the part of the week in which most paid workers living in the West do not go to work. It is a time for leisure and recreation, and/or for religious activities. ...

For example: "What are you doing this weekend? Anything nice?"

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9. Get dressed vs Dress up

To get dressed is a phrasal verb. It means to put on clothes.

For example:

I get dressed after I've had a shower.


To dress up is a phrasal verb. It can mean to put on a costume, or to put on your best clothes.

For example:

I dressed up as a zombie for Halloween.

I got dressed up for my job interview.

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10. Look at vs Watch:

When you look at someone or something you are interested in appearance.

Generally we look at things that are static.

For example:

Look at these photos, they're really good.
I went to the art gallery to look at the exhibition of paintings.


Watch is a verb.

When you watch someone or something you are interested in what happens.

Generally we watch things that move or change state.

For example:

I watch TV every night.
The security guard watched the shoplifter steal the clock.

!If I say to you "Look at him!" I mean for you to check out his appearance. But, if I say to you "Watch him!" I mean it as a warning.

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11. Look After VS Look for:

To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone.

For example: "I often ask my mother to look after the children."

To look for means to try to find something or someone.

For example: "I am looking for my keys. Have you seen them?"

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12. Around vs Round:

A lot of sites say that around and round are the same, but there can be a difference, especially in BrE.

If someone says "They were running around", it implies the movement is erratic.

For example: Children tend to run around at school.

In BrE when we use "round" we imply a more definite purpose and a more circular movement.

For example: The athlete ran round the track.

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13. Wrong vs Wrongly:

Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.

However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use "wrongly".

For example:-

Sean Hodgson was wrongly convicted of murder.

I'm sorry if I've written anything wrong. / I'm sorry if I've written anything wrongly

According to Merriam Webster: "The best way to choose between wrong and wrongly is to rely on your own grasp of English idiom. The one that sounds correct, is correct. If they both sound correct then either one may be used."

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14. See VS Watch:

To see means to be aware of what is around you by using your eyes.

For example: "I can see the smoke from here."

To watch means to deliberately look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving.

For example: "I watched the cricket."

Note - We watch things that move, such as TV, a film, sport. We look at static things, such as a photograph, a painting, the stars. See also look at vs watch.

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