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Confusables Entry 1062 / 1350 60-second read

Ante- vs. Anti-

Before (Latin) versus against (Greek).

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The antiroom was full of waiting candidates.

✓ Correct

The anteroom was full of waiting candidates.

The ruleii

ANTE- = before. ANTI- = against.

ANTE- is Latin "before" (anteroom, antebellum, antedate). ANTI- is Greek "against" (antibody, antiwar). Spelling marks the meaning.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

AntE before. AntI opposed.

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