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Leftover vs. left over
It’s one word (and usually plural) as a noun and as an adjective preceding what it modifies. It is two words when it is an adjective phrase following what it modifies.
Bulk, balk, baulk
Bulk refers to size. To balk (sometimes baulk in British English) is to stop short and refuse to go on.
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Dike or Dyke – What’s the Difference?
Dike is the American and Canadian spelling. Dyke is preferred outside North America. They share all their definitions.
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Treasurys
In reference to U.S. Treasury bonds, treasury is pluralized in an unconventional way: Treasurys.
Underwater vs. Under Water
It is usually one word, but some still make it two words when it follows what it modifies.
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Coliseum vs. colosseum
Coliseum is now the preferred spelling throughout the English-speaking world.
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Disc vs. disk
Disk refers to computer hardware. Discrefers to phonograph records, albums, and components of plows and brakd systems. In all other uses, the two spellings are interchangeable.
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Heighth
It’s considered incorrect, but it’s not the abomination many people seem to think it is.
Pray vs. prey
Pray: 1. to utter a prayer; 2. to make a fervent request. Prey: 1. one that is hunted or attacked; 2. to hunt, catch or eat as prey.