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  5. daily-common-english-mistake - US: anymore UK: any more tmblr.co/ZZQEQyHwhiHf
  6. daily-common-english-mistake - US: fill out (a form) UK: fill in (a form) tmblr.co/ZZQEQyEerO-e
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  8. daily-common-english-mistake - Envelop - verb Envelope - noun tmblr.co/ZZQEQyDHqGOQ
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  10. daily-common-english-mistake - Pesky North, South, East, West Points of compass: small first letters -... tmblr.co/ZZQEQyB-NIu9
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  13. daily-common-english-mistake - “Have/Has Been” - Not “Is” If something has been happening - and is still... http://tumblr.com/xnm3ifvivb
  14. daily-common-english-mistake - No. 1; never No.1, never N1, never N 1; Nos. 1, 2 and 3; never NN 1, 2 and 3 http://tumblr.com/xnm3ifrybp
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  18. daily-common-english-mistake - “Ms.” (US) / “Ms” (UK), not “Miss” or “Mrs(.)” Miss & Mrs./Mrs considered... http://tumblr.com/xnm2x0ft50
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