“Please ad this figure to the column.”
Confusables Entry 486 / 1011 60-second read
Ad vs. Add
An advertisement versus arithmetic.
The comparisoni
“Please add this figure to the column.”
The ruleii
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AD = advertisement. ADD = arithmetic.
AD (one D) is short for advertisement. ADD (two Ds) is the verb for increase.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Double D = aDDition."