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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
Commonly Confused Words

Writing On- and Offline



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Activity 1: Homonyms

Use your favorite search engine to find an online list of homonyms. Do any of those on the list cause you trouble? Start your own list.


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Activity 2: Commonly Misused Words

Consult The Elements of Style and see if any of the commonly misused words there give you trouble. Take notes.










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