“…adverse is rarely used to describe people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness…”
“Averse describes people and means “feeling opposed or disinclined.”…usually followed by to…related noun is aversion…”
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“The verb affect means “to act on; produce an effect or change in.” …It can also mean “to impress the mind or move the feelings of…”
“Effect is most commonly used as a noun meaning “result” or “consequence…” …It can be used as a verb to mean “make happen,” but that use is less common.”
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“Homonyms are words spelled or pronounced alike but different in meaning….”
“Homographs are words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations….”
“Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but are different in spelling and meaning….”
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“…tortuous, defined as “full of twists, turns, or bends.”…can also mean “not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech,” or “deceitfully indirect or morally crooked.”…
…torturous, which means “pertaining to, involving, or causing torture or suffering.””
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“Its is the possessive form of it…many possessive forms have an apostrophe…but the possessive its is a pronoun, and, like other possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, and theirs), is written without that particular bit of punctuation…
It’s is a contraction of the words it and is, just as what’s, how’s, and she’s are contractions of what is, how is, and she is….”
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“Assure…conveying the action of putting someone’s mind at ease….
Ensure used to convey the action of securing or guaranteeing an outcome or development….
Insure…to talk about providing or obtaining insurance….”
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“…The answer is piqued—and here’s why: Pique means “to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.)…
….A peak, on the other hand, is the pointed top of something, such as a mountain. When speaking figuratively, a peak is the highest or most important point or level….
…Peek means “to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location”…”
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“The correct phrase is moot point. A moot point can be either an issue open for debate, or a matter of no practical value or importance because it’s hypothetical…
…The word mute means “silent; refraining from speech or utterance,” and the pairing mute point has no canonized meaning in standard English….”
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“Whose and who’s are commonly confused terms because they sound alike. Luckily, the distinction between them is relatively straightforward.
“Who’s is a contraction of who is or who has…”
“…whose is a possessive pronoun….”
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