Ad, n. abbreviation of advertisement
Add, v. to increase
Bob added money to the budget so we could afford more ads.
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Advice, n. opinion or recommendation
Advise, v. to offer an opinion
She advised me not to follow his advice.
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Alter, v. to change
Altar, n. a platform for religious rituals/sacrifices
We altered our offering before placing it on the altar.
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See also: Intro, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Outro
Maggie Writes Stuff 
I am an ESL teacher and we spend a lot of time on words like this.
Transformed Nonconformist
That’s awesome! I’m hoping to have a sentence or paragraph for each pair or group which clearly shows each meaning in context. Feel free to use them if you think they’re appropriate 🙂
As another teacher, I also think your posts will make a great teaching aid (although there may be some difference in spellings between the UK and the US depending upon which words you’ll be choosing) looking forward to reading more 🙂
Pempi
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Thanks for stopping in!
I’ve been having fun checking the dictionary entry for the words I’ve chosen, there are some meanings and origins that I didn’t know about. The big challenge is finding a way to use all the meanings in just a few sentences (and have it make sense).
Ooh, you should add something about Facebook “adds” — seems like a lot of people confuse the words when referring to being added to a group “Thanks for the ad!” is a lot different than “Thanks for the add!” 😉
I’m thinking about doing some follow up pieces where I “translate” real world examples to what they’ve *actually* said. Just because I like snark 😉
Love this! What a great theme 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Lori
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