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when words sound the same but have different meanings. Voice recognition software uses 'contextual clues' to cope with common homophones but we all slip up occasionally.
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describes a place with a large populace
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relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean (Macquarie). Sometimes confused with literal.
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'...the right to bare arms' is not what this writer meant when referring to the Second Amendment to the American Constitution.
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to aid and abet, a study aid, a hearing aid; but a person (an assistant) is an aide
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they bared their souls (not bore)
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Ehud Barak is a former Israeli defence minister and Labour party leader, and Barack Obama is of course the US president.
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lay the table (or an egg), I have laid the table, the table has been laid, I'm laying the table
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On the RN website all punctuation should make sense grammatically, not just rhetorically. Marks you use to show pauses and intonation in your studio scripts won't necessarily work in online copy. For some comma rules follow the 'how to use commas' link below
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musical chord, but spinal or vocal cord
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body of work (cannon is the weapon)
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it was a balmy summer night, but you drive me barmy
