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This tag is for questions about words or phrases that are easily confused with one another. This might be due to similar pronunciation. Examples are THEIR and THERE. If your question is about a word or phrase with multiple meanings consider the tag AMBIGUITY instead.

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How does one remember the difference between a "stalactite" and a "stalagmite"?

Look to the shape of the capital letter: stalag M ite vs stalac T ite
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