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These are some of the errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online.
| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| were (where) | Were did I leave my spectacles? | Commonly Confused Words |
| alter (altar) | His altar ego was being Batman. | Commonly Confused Words |
| alter (altar) | He was an alter boy. | Commonly Confused Words |
| alter (altar) | He was at the alter. | Commonly Confused Words |
| alter (altar) | Forty-seven percent of executives said they were concerned that retiring Boomers will significantly altar the workforce in the next decade. | Commonly Confused Words |
| adverse (averse) | Are you adverse to eating horse meat? | Commonly Confused Words |
| decent (descent) | He is of Asian decent. | Commonly Confused Words |
| decent (descent) | Looking for a hotel with descent rooms. | Commonly Confused Words |
| diffuse (defuse) tensions | They gathered at her police precinct to thank officers for their work and to diffuse tensions. | Commonly Confused Words |
| diffuse (defuse) bomb | How long did it take you to diffuse the bomb? | Commonly Confused Words |
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