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The city council had legal counsel

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Incorrect word usage

consul, council, counsel, console (mispronounced)
consul means an official in foreign service
council means a group or committee
counsel means an attorney or advisor
console is a computer keyboard and screen, sometimes mispronounced as council

continual, continuous
continual means repeated though not nonstop action
continuous means nonstop and uninterrupted action

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