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For something to be "historic," it must be important to history. If it just happened in the past, it's "historical."
A "horde," a crowd, is from the Turkic "urdu" or "camp." A "hoard" is a collection of things. It's from German and Norse for "treasure."
“Rigmarole” is commonly pronounced with four syllables, and that’s accepted, but it’s better to spell it with three.
You "pore" over your books if you are studying hard and "pour" over them if you miss your coffee mug.
"Childrens" is never correct. The plural of "child" is "children," and the possessive requires an apostrophe: "children's."
Cite has several meanings (quote, commend, offer as example, ticket for a violation). Make sure it works in context or consider a more explicit word.
Precedents are set; priorities take precedence.” Root is "precede.” Presidents often set precedents, take precedence.
The federal holiday is "Washington's Birthday.” Call it "Presidents Day" if you like. Some states prefer "Presidents' Day" or "President's Day."
To "censure" is to rebuke. To "censor" is to ban or expurgate. In Rome, a censor conducted the census and worked to uphold morals.
"Centered around" is common, but not terribly logical. Be bold and say "centered on" if that's what you mean.
Weigh a diamond in "carats" (200 mg each), but the purity of the band is measured in "karats" (up to 24). Shift-6 gets you a "caret."
"Deep-seated" refers to the figurative placement of something, often a belief or feeling. "Deep-seeded" is logical, but it's not the idiom.
"Conscience" doesn't mean "with science," but "with moral awareness." To spell it, let "con science" be your guide.
Hyphenate "breast-feeding" if you’re using @APStylebook or @ChicagoManual. “Breastfeeding," though, seems more common, even in edited text.
As a noun, it’s “car pool” in @ChicagoManual and @APStylebook styles. @ahdictionary and @OxfordWords give the one-word “carpool" first.
"Compote" is fruit cooked in syrup. It's etymologically related to "compost," but try not to confuse the two.
Complement, that which completes (remember "e"), spawned a new meaning and spelling: "compliment," an expression of praise.
I think my egg avatar is perfect as it is.
The acronym may be CDC, but the agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—plural on the first word, bonus words at the end.
If you do something daily, the adverb is "every day." The one-word "everyday" is an adjective meaning commonplace.
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