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absolute obsolete |
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Inserting just
the last vowel in each is the quickest |
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adapt adopt |
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administered administrate |
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aged agèd |
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airplane aeroplane
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Some shorthand
dictionaries show the older pronunciation of "aero-" words
with an initial diphone |
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algorithm logarithm |
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algorithm = a
logical sequence of questions for a desired conclusion
logarithm = mathematical term |
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alive live |
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alliance allowance |
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altitude latitude |
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amazing amusing |
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animal anomaly |
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anyways* anywise*
*Using Short Form |
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apathetic pathetic |
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appealing appalling |
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apposite opposite |
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artist artiste |
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auditor daughter |
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See also "debtor editor" on
DO-2-Rule |
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auditory dietary |
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avoid void evade
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"void" can be
also used as a verb, therefore "avoid" needs the first vowel
inserted. See also "unavoidable" on
DO-2-Rule |
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biannual biennial |
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biannual = occurring twice
a year biennial = occurring once every two years |
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brief, number of*
*Short Form |
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candlelight candlelit |
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capacious captious |
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commissioner commissionaire |
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covered covert |
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crevasse crevice |
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deficient* deafish
*Contraction |
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defy edify deify |
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See also "edification"
on
DO-2-Rule |
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defied edified deified |
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See also "edification"
on
DO-2-Rule
See also "deviate divide
deviation division" on
DO-4-Care-C-D |
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dehumanise demonise |
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detect deduct dedicate |
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detection deduction
dedication |
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dictatee dictator |
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"dictatee"
(not in dictionary) has two of stroke T, "dictator" has the
stroke T doubled |
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disappears disperse |
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efface face features |
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emailed mailed |
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enabled, unable to |
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enjoyable knowledgeable*
intelligible*
*Contractions |
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expand expend extend |
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See also "expansion
extension extenuation" on
DO-5-Care-E-N |
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extract extricate |
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filtered filtrate |
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forget forgive/n*
forgo forego*Using Short Form "give"
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forgo = give up, resign or do
without
forego = go before, precede e.g.
"foregone conclusion" |
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gentle genteel Gentile |
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glossy glassy |
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god guide guy
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See also "god-like godly"
on
DO-5-Care-E-N |
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heron hunter |
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homogeneous
homogenous |
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Accented syllable underlined, both same
meaning |
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honestly nicely noisily |
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hourly* really
rarely
*Short Form |
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inhuman inhumane |
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See also
"human humane" on
DO-2-Rule |
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inner near*
*Short Form |
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innovation invasion |
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insane unseen innocent |
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install instill
installed instilled |
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knees nose |
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lent/lend loaned |
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liquor liqueur |
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Accented syllable
underlined "liquor" = alcoholic drink
"liqueur" =
sweetened alcoholic cordial, two pronunciations |
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mink monkey |
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monarch monarchy |
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nitrate nitrite |
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ochre ecru grey |
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oppose pass |
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ordinance ordnance |
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ordinance = orders
ordnance = artillery |
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outer true |
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out-house
tea house |
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perfect provoked |
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permit promote
pre-empt |
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phosphate phosphite |
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phosphorate phosphorite phosphorus |
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Accentuate the backward
curve to the Circle S, so that it is clear there is an R
Hook |
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questioner questionnaire |
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red ruddy |
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ridged rigid |
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rosy rosé |
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rusty russet |
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salt solute |
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showman shaman |
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silicon silicone |
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silicon = mineral
silicone = polymer of silicon & oxygen atoms |
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staid steady staidly steadily |
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snow snowy
sun sunny |
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solvent/solvend |
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Same outline for both
words. Non-theory suggestion: for "solvend" use a halved Nd
instead of N Hook, as it is the
less common word i.e. solv+end |
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specialised specialist |
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straightaway
straightway |
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"straightaway" can also be written as
two words in longhand "straightway" is a more
poetic/archaic
version |
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sulphate sulphite |
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torchlight torchlit |
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unattainable
untenable undeniable |
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unstable unsuitable |
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valiant violent |
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wholeness holiness |
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workman workmen |
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Similarly all words ending "-man, -men" |
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workwoman workwomen |
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Similarly all compound
words where the W sign of "women" is not joined See also "woman
women" on DO-2-Rule |
