Spelling

Frequently Misspelled Words

absence absorption accessible accommodate accumulate achieve	definitely description desirable dilemma disappear disbursement	jewelry judgment judicial labeling legitimate	receive recommend repetition rescind rhythmical ridiculous
advantageous affiliated aggressive alignment aluminum ambience	discrepancy dissatisfied dissipate eligible embarrassing	leisure license litigation maintenance mathematics	salable secretary seize separate sincerely
analyze apparent appropriate argument asphalt assistant asterisk	endorsement exaggerate exceed exhaust existence extraordinary	mediocre minimum necessary negligence negotiable	succeed suddenness Superintendent supersede surprise
auditor bankruptcy believable brilliant bulletin	fallacy familiar flexible fluctuation forty	newsstand noticeable occurrence omission	tangible tariff technique tenant truly
calendar campaign category ceiling changeable clientele	gesture grievous haphazard harassment holiday	parallel pastime peaceable permanent perseverance persistent personnel persuade	unanimous until vacillate vacuum vicious
collateral committee comparative competitor	illegible immigrant incidentally indelible	possesses precede predictable preferred
committee comparative competitor concede congratulations	independent indispensable insistent	possesses precede predictable preferred privilege
connoisseur convenient convertible corroborate criticism	intermediary irresistible	procedure proceed pronunciation psychology pursue questionnaire

Capitalization

This is what you should capitalize:

The first word in a sentence
The first word of each line in a poem
The name of people
The name of places
The names of battles and wars
The title of a royal
The names of presidents
The title of a magazine or newspapers
The names of the planets
The months of the year
The days of the week

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