Re: Fun pairs

["McDermott, Stephen W" <Stephen -dot- McDermott -at- PSS -dot- BOEING -dot- COM>]

It's not a pair, but:

Ensure / Insure / Assure

I cease (seize [extra credit here!]) to be amazed at the amount of
underwriting in the technical writing profession.

Stephen W. McDermott
2.19.6/2.6 Team Technical Writer
(425) 965-6683


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> Okay, so aside from
> its  / it's
> affect / effect
> your / you're
> all right / alright
> a lot ------> allot -----> alot
> who's / whose
>
> let's start listing some of our favorite illiteracies that pop up in
> daily
> usage and see WHOSE wins the prize. <G>
>
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