You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I’ll make this quick and dirty today, kids.

Viscous: thick and probably sticky.
Vicious: violent.
Viscious: not a word.

Hoard: a big pile of treasure. Also can be a verb, meaning to jealously collect something.
Horde: a teeming mass of uncultured individuals, usually barbarians or college students.

Advice: a noun.
Advise: a verb.

Bated breath: breath that is being held in anticipation of something.
Baited breath: breath that is fragrant with recently-eaten worms.

Bare: naked.
Bear: possibly also naked. But probably furrier. As a verb, “to carry.”

Bridal: having to do with wives. Not generally having to do with horses.
Bridle: worn by horses. Not generally worn by wives.

Compliment: to praise and flatter.
Complement: to round out nicely, like the glaze on a ham.

Discreet: polite and subtle.
Discrete: something individualized and separate.

Taxi fair: a festival for taxis, by taxis!
Taxi fare: the amount you have to pay to ride in a taxi.

Phased: shifted into another state of being.
Fazed: flustered or confused, possibly as a consequence of having been phased into an alternate dimension where everyone dresses like the White Stripes.

Flare: a burst of light. Sometimes a verb, at which point it can refer to pretty much anything bursting.
Flair: a knack. Pretty much never a verb.

Herd: a bunch of animals. Can also be a verb meaning to lead creatures somewhere.
Heard: became aware of a noise. Also a verb, but that’s no excuse.

Loose: when a verb, it means to release something. Mainly it’s an adjective, though, meaning something that isn’t tight.
Lose: the opposite of “win.” It can also mean that you’ve misplaced something. Occasionally you can lose something you previously loosed.
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Manner: a method of behavior.
Manor: a big ol’ house full of stuffy British aristocrats.

Pour over: dump liquid on.
Pore over: read carefully.

Reign in Spain: rule Spain as its monarch.
Rain in Spain: la lluvia. Falls mainly in the plain.
Rein in Spain: check Spain’s ambitions, as if pulling back on a horse’s reins. Associated with bridles, but again probably not wives.

Raise: lift up or build.
Raze: burn to the ground.

Right: a direction. Also an entitlement.
Write: to assemble letters into words.
Rite: a ritual or tradition.

Web sight: “Some Pig.”
Web cite: a quote referencing an Internet source.
Web site: a page on the Internet.

Tenant: a lodger.
Tenet: a belief.
Tennant: Doctor Who.

Their badgers: some badgers belonging to them.
They’re badgers: they either play college sports or are burrowing animals.
There! Badgers!: badgers are located where I am indicating.

Death throes: the thrashing around that accompanies the last moments of life.
Death throws: grenades.

In vein: bloody.
In vain: bloody useless.
In vane: probably a rooster.

Whet your appetite: make yourself hungrier.
Whet your blade: sharpen it.
Wet your appetite: drink a glass of water.

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