Usage

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Advance vs. advanced

Advance = in advance. Advanced = (1) at a high level, (2) far along, and (3) of high difficulty.

Moreso

The two-word form is still safer.

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Dribble vs. drivel

Drivel = senseless talk or content. Dribble = a small, unsteady stream.

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Double entendre

= a word or phrase that can be interpreted in two ways.

Scarfs vs. scarves

Scarfs is the older plural, but scarves is more common in today’s English.

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Drink the Kool-Aid

= to become a firm believer in something or a passionate follower of a philosophy or movement.

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Canary in the coalmine

= a normally unprophetic thing that becomes prophetic and serves as an early warning sign of danger.

Nunchucks

In 21st-century English, it is preferred over the many alternatives.