Misused Words #3

To take out an insurance policy.

• ensure

• insure

The air that goes in and out of your lungs

• breathe

• breath

A feeling of sorrow for someone else’s suffering.

• empathy

• sympathy

It can refer to an uppercase letter, money, or a city where a seat of government is located.

• capital

• capitol

Something that completes something else. It’s often used to describe things that go well together.

• compliment

• complement

A nice thing to say to someone.

• compliment

• complement

To indicate time or sequence.

• than

• then

Used as an intensifier, and also means “also”.

• to

• too

A preposition that can indicate direction.

• to

• too

Refers to a type of metal; present tense, noun of to cause to move forward.

• led

• lead