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Concensus vs. Consensus

It's SENSE, not CENSUS.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

We reached a concensus.

✓ Correct

We reached a consensus.

The ruleii

CONSENSUS = CON + SENSE + US.

The root is SENSE — "to feel together." Not to be confused with CENSUS (population count).

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Think SENSE, not CENSUS.

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