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28.4 misspellings that spellchecking software does not find Some misspellings will not be highlighted because they are words that really exist. When you
have finished your document, do a ‘ find and check if you have made any of the mistakes listed below. Note
that these are just examples, there are many other possible mistakes of this type.
WORD EXAMPLE WORD EXAMPLE addition (n) The addition of gold led to higher values. addiction (n) Their addiction to cannabis had let to behavioral problems. analyzes / ses (v) The software analyzes the data. analyses (n pl, sing.
analysis ) We carried out two analyses. assess (v) We assess the pros and cons. asses (n pl)
Horses and asses (
equus asinus ). context (n) The meaning of a word may depend on the context. contest (n) This is basically a contest between males and females. chose (inf.
choose ) In the past we always chose this method because … choice (n) The rationale behind our choice was … drawn (inf.
draw ) Conclusions are drawn in Sect. 5 drown (inf) The fish drown in the nets. fell (inf.
fall ) The tree fell on the house. felt (inf.
feel ) The patients said they all felt anxious. filed (inf.
fi le ) It is filed under docs. field (n) The field of ICT is ever growing. form (v) We would like to form anew group. from (prep) Professor Yang comes from China. found (inf.
fi nd ) We found very high values in … founded (inf.
found )
IBM was founded in 1911. lose (inf) Companies may lose a lot of money. loose (adj) There is only a loose connection between the two. rely (v) We rely on CEOs to make good decisions. relay (v, n) This relays the information to the train’s onboard computer than (conj, adv) This is better than that. then (adv) After Stage 1, we then added the liquid. thanks (n pl) Thanks are due to the following people tanks (n) The fish were stored in water tanks.
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