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virtue - correct spelling

nounExample: Patience is a virtue....

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visible - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: The planet is visible to the naked eye....

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vision - correct spelling

nounExample: He had the vision of an entrepreneur....

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visitor - correct spelling

nounExample: The unexpected visitor wore out his welcome....

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voice - correct spelling

noun and verbExample: After teaching all day, he lost his voice. nounExample: We want to voice our concerns. verb...

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volume - correct spelling

nounExample: He opened the volume dealing with writing style.Example: The volume of sales increased....

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waist - correct spelling

nounGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses waist and waste. Click here for that discussion.Example: Each Christmas, his waist noticeably expanded....

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warrant - correct spelling

noun and verbExample: The police showed him the arrest warrant. nounExample: This problem will warrant our review of the matter. verb...

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warrior - correct spelling

nounExample: The neighborhood warrior fought the greedy developers....

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weak - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: He’s the weak link in our office.See week....

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weal - correct spelling

nounExample: He worked for the common weal....

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wear - correct spelling

verb and nounExample: He will wear his formal suit to the dance. verbExample: He got a lot of wear out of that coat. noun...

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weather - correct spelling

noun and verbNot whether. Click here for a discussion of whether.Example: We enjoyed the beautiful weather. nounExample: We can weather this storm. verb...

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website - correct spelling

nounHere’s a usage note from Dictionary.com.The transition from World Wide Web site to Web site to website as a single uncapitalized word mirrors the development of other technological expressions which have tended to take unhyphenated forms as the...

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Wednesday - correct spelling

proper noun (often serving as an adverb)Example: We have a meeting scheduled for Wednesday. proper nounExample: We leave next Wednesday. adverb...

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week - correct spelling

noun and adverbExample: We will meet in the middle of the week. nounExample: He will visit next week. adverbSee weak....

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weigh - correct spelling

verbExample: We must weigh all options....

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weird - correct spelling

adjectiveExample: The weird little man frightened the children....

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wheel - correct spelling

noun and verbExample: The wheel rolled down the street. nounExample: The waiters will wheel the tables out. verb...

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whether - correct spelling

subordinating conjunctionNot weather. Click here for a discussion of whether.Example: We must find out whether the museum is open....

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which - correct spelling

relative pronoun and interrogative pronounGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses which and that. Click here for that discussion.Example: Our house, which we bought in 2004, needed renovations. relative pronounExample: Which one do you wan...

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7 years ago

while - correct spelling

subordinating conjunction, noun, and verbExample: She whistled while she worked. subordinating conjunctionExample: Sit down and rest for a while. nounExample: He will while away the afternoon in his easy chair.See awhile....

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7 years ago

whole - correct spelling

noun and adjectiveGrammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses whole and hole. Click here for that discussion.Example: She offered me the parts, but I wanted the whole. nounExample: I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. adjective...

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wholly - correct spelling

adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: “The old American purposes are still wholly relevant.” —President John F. Kennedy....

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7 years ago

whose - correct spelling

relative pronoun and interrogative pronounNote: Good writers use whose as the possessive case of which to avoid a stilted “of which” construction. Those who use the latter insist that whose must refer to an animate antecedent, i.e., a person or o...

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7 years ago

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