Chapter 18- Words That Sound Alike-Look Alike

Chapter18:WordsThatSoundAlike/LookAlikeTheEnglishlanguagehasalargegroupofwordsthatsoundalikeorlookalike.Wordslikedecentanddescentlookandsoundsimilar,buttheyhaveverydifferentmeanings.Decentmeanssuitableorproperwhiledescentmeansgoingdown,falling,orsinking.Ifyouusethewrongwordinasentenceyoucreateanunintendedmeaningforyoursentencethatwillconfuseandoftenamuseyourreader.Theconfusionandamusementwilltakeawayfromtheeffectivenessofyourwriting.Itisimportanttolearnwhichwordinasoundalike/lookalikepairistheoneyouneed.