Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I talk about some similar sounding words in English that even native speakers can sometimes mix up. Check out some more videos like this one: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo5FH0-_FUmrwQAC-m1-FFwVeKzrQXIx

00:00 - Intro
00:59 - #7 - Desert vs Dessert
01:31 - #6 - Lose vs Loose
02:02 - #5 - Affect vs Effect
02:39 - #4 - Accept vs Except
03:11 - #3 - Then vs Than
03:44 - #2 - Compliment vs Complement
04:28 - #1 - Lighting vs Lightening vs Lightning
05:29 - Outro

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Firebrand by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-​... Artist: incompetech.com/​

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