Friday Fun Fact - Confusing Pairs

Anyway, an article I got the other week was all about words and how you might be using them wrong. Very interesting, esp if you're a grammar nazi. Click here to have a look at the full article.
And for Friday's Fun Fact, here is 8 Confusing Pairs from the end of the article that you might find interesting. Enjoy!
8 Confusing Pairs -
leery, wary: suspicious
weary: tired
farther: for physical distance
further: for metaphorical distance or time
principle: rule
principal: of your school
compliment: nice thing to say
complement: match
continual: ongoing but intermittent
continuous: without interruption
stationary: stands still
stationery: paper
imply: to suggest a meaning
infer: to draw meaning from something
effect: typically a noun, meaning “something produced,” like a special effect; as a verb, “to bring about,” as in “to effect change”
Do you ever get caught out with these words? I must admit I always have to stop and think when it comes to stationary/stationery.
Happy Friday!
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