manner,manor
Manner is a way of doing or behaving: Duane Pipes installed the plumbing in a workman-like manner.
A manor is a house on an estate: The chauffeur drove slowly up to the manor.
mantel,mantle
A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, or face of one: Matilda set several candles on the mantel.
A mantle is a cloak or blanket: Velma grabbed her mantle before heading out the door.
marital,martial
Marital refers to marriage: Bunny and Lance are having marital problems.
Martial refers to war or the military: Bunny has a black belt in martial arts.
marshal,marshall,martial
A marshal is an officer of the US Justice Department; it is also a verb meaning "to gather together": The marshal gave orders to marshal the troops.
Marshall is a name: Marshall marshaled enough strength to walk past the bar on his way home.
Martial refers to war or the military: The president declared martial law.
Manner is a way of doing or behaving: Duane Pipes installed the plumbing in a workman-like manner.
A manor is a house on an estate: The chauffeur drove slowly up to the manor.
mantel,mantle
A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, or face of one: Matilda set several candles on the mantel.
A mantle is a cloak or blanket: Velma grabbed her mantle before heading out the door.
marital,martial
Marital refers to marriage: Bunny and Lance are having marital problems.
Martial refers to war or the military: Bunny has a black belt in martial arts.
marshal,marshall,martial
A marshal is an officer of the US Justice Department; it is also a verb meaning "to gather together": The marshal gave orders to marshal the troops.
Marshall is a name: Marshall marshaled enough strength to walk past the bar on his way home.
Martial refers to war or the military: The president declared martial law.
may be,maybe
May be as two words means "might be": Your reading glasses may be on the night stand. Maybe is one word that means "perhaps": Maybe your reading glasses are on the night stand. me,myself Me is used as a simple object: Susan told my brother and me about her trip to Africa. Myself is a reflexive and an emphatic pronoun: I talk to myself [reflexive] or you can do that yourself [emphatic]. meet,mete,meat Meet means "to get together or connect with someone, to encounter": Elroy plans to meet a colleague for lunch. Mete means "to distribute": We had to mete out the last of the water when we were still 20 miles from civilization on our hiking trip. Meat is flesh that may be eaten: Nathan is a vegetarian who doesn't eat meat at all. metal,mettle Metal is the hard stuff we make things out of: Gold is a soft metal that is easily shaped. Mettle is the stuff we are made of, our character, spirit: If she were made of tougher mettle, she would not give up and quit her job. militate,mitigate Militate means "to influence toward or against a change": The banality of Rhoda Book's stories militated against their becoming popular. Mitigate means "to lessen, make easier, or bearable": A cold compress on your leg will mitigate the swelling. mordant,trenchant Mordant is bitingly sarcastic: Everyone hated Raymond's mordant comments. Trenchant means "forceful and keen": Raymond received trenchant criticism from everyone for his comments. mute,moot Mute means "having no sound or without speech": He was struck mute by the horror of the events. Moot as a noun is a public meeting; as an adjective, the more common usage, means "open to debate" in the UK and "not open to debate" in the US. It is most often used in the phrase moot point: When Walter walked in, the question of who was going to pick him up became moot. |
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