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Threw = past tense of “throw”

Through = into and out of

Thru = informal version of “through”

Thorough = complete

Thoreau = Henry David 😂

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Choose → Chose (not “choosed” 🙅🏻‍♀️) → Has/have/had CHOSEN (not “chose” 🙅🏻‍♂️):

Pikachu hasn’t been chosen yet. 😑

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Climactic = pertaining to a climax: The play’s *climactic* scene is bloody. 🔪

Climatic = relating to climate: Don’t believe the clowns; *climatic* 🌎 change is real.

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“Data” 📈 is technically the plural of “datum,” but “data” is now used as a singular or plural noun.

So,

The data IS → ✔

The data ARE → ✔

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Petal = segment of a flower’s corolla 🌸

Pedal = foot-operated controller

Peddle = to sell

Paddle = oar; 🏓; to row gently 🚣

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👨🏻‍🏫ℹ️ How to Fix Run-Ons and Comma Splices: https://t.co/kSJTd2oU1a

Image source: https://t.co/ekPUJ6K6hi

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The plural of “yes” → “yeses.”

The plural of “no” → “noes” (or “nos”).

Henry counted 27 *yeses* 👍 and 42 *noes* 👎; the *noes* have it.

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StationERy = fancy papER; writing matERials

Stationary = not moving

While the train 🚉 was *stationary*, Jo doodled on her *stationery*. ✒📜

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