
A while: noun phrase – ‘The bathing beauties in their bikinis had to wait for a while until they heard the results of the contest from the judges.’
Awhile: adverb – ‘After the celebrations, the politicians who’d lost the election remained awhile, hoping the press pack would have dispersed before they emerged.’
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another great word
Glad you liked this one. I thought I might occasionally insert some of the more easily confused word pairs here from time to time. Good idea?
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