Confusables Entry 486 / 1011 60-second read

Ad vs. Add

An advertisement versus arithmetic.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Please ad this figure to the column.

✓ Correct

Please add this figure to the column.

The ruleii

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."

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