conscience/conscious - I HATE this one! But, my shoulder angel (conscience) says not to punch perpetrators out (knock them unconscious.)
Though not homophones, the tendency to use 'sentient' in place of 'sapient' is also annoying - an ant is sentient, so is a motion detector light switch (able to sense) but neither one is sapient (able to think.) Sweets sent-the-ant scurrying for the picnic, I'd say-pie-and jello should stay sealed.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
Though not homophones, the tendency to use 'sentient' in place of 'sapient' is also annoying - an ant is sentient, so is a motion detector light switch (able to sense) but neither one is sapient (able to think.) Sweets sent-the-ant scurrying for the picnic, I'd say-pie-and jello should stay sealed.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows