Words Often Confused—E

Pairs/sets of words often confused, beginning with letter E.

economic  –  economical

edible  –  eatable

edition  –  addition

effective  –  efficient

e.g.  –  i.e.

elicit  –  illicit

eligible  –  illegible

emigrate (emigrant)  –  immigrate (immigrant)

eminent  –  imminent

employee  –  employer

enable  –  unable

enquire  –  inquire

envelop  –  envelope

equable  –  equitable

especially  –  specially

etymologist  –  entomologist

every  day  –  everyday

everyone  –  every  one

executioner  –  executor

exercise  –  exorcise (also exorcize)

expand  –  expend

explicit  –  implicit

extant  –  extent  –  extend  –  extinct

exterior  –  external

exalt  –  exult

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