a lot

a lot: two words, not one!

(pronoun) a large number or amount

(adv) a great deal

(n) a particular group, collection, set

A lot of people think "a lot" is one word. It is not.

compliment and complement

compliment: (n) a polite expression of praise or admiration; (v) to congratulate or praise

complement: (n) a thing that completes or brings to perfection; something required to make a group complete; (v) to add in a way that enhances or improves; make perfect

Your compliments about my dress complement my feelings about our date.

neither and either

either: used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made.

neither: not either; not the one nor the other 

He said I could have either one, but I wanted neither.

accept and except

accept: (v) consent to receive; come to recognize or believe something as valid or correct

except: (preposition) not including; other than — (conjunction) used as a statement that forms an exception to one just made — (v) specify as not included; exclude

I accept you are exceptional, except when you are not.

bread and bred

bread: (n) food made of water, flour and yeast; money

bred: (adjective) a person or animal reared in a specified environment or way


The city-bred man didn't have a lot of bread.