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Pentoxide and pentaoxide can both appear in legitimate chemistry writing, but they come from different naming practices. In strict compositional nomenclature, the final vowel of a multiplicative prefix is normally…

Perform means to do, carry out, present, or function: you perform a task, perform surgery, perform on stage, or perform well. Preform means to form or shape something beforehand. It…

Really is the correct spelling. Realy is a spelling mistake and should not be used in standard English. The word really is usually an adverb meaning actually, truly, genuinely, or…

Choosing is the correct spelling. Chosing is a misspelling and should not be used in standard English. Choosing is the -ing form of the verb choose, meaning to select, decide,…

Unaffected is the standard word when you mean not changed, influenced, harmed, interrupted, or emotionally moved. Uneffected does exist, but it is rare and has a different meaning: not effected,…

A rug is usually a thick or substantial piece of material placed on a floor for comfort, protection, warmth, or decoration. A rag is a piece of cloth, often old,…

Quantify means to determine, measure, or express the amount, number, size, or extent of something. Qualify usually means to meet a requirement, become eligible, gain the necessary credentials, or limit…

Courtesy means politeness, respect, consideration, or a polite action. Curtesy is also a real English word, but it is a rare legal term connected with a historical husband's interest in…

Excited usually describes a feeling of enthusiasm, eagerness, or heightened emotion. Exited is the past tense or past participle of exit, meaning that someone or something left a place, situation,…

Meeting is the correct spelling when you mean a gathering, appointment, discussion, encounter, or the act of coming together. Meating is not an alternative spelling of meeting. It has appeared…