Over the years a number of Russians have told me they enjoy learning   
   about the idiomatic and/or metaphorical expressions we use in English.  I felt   
   the same way as a student of French, and I still enjoy this stuff in my native   
   language too.  Anyway, here's something I think will be of general interest:   
      
      
               A Collection of Confusible [also spelled "Confusable",   
               depending on where you look] Phrases   
      
               by Yuri Dolgopolov   
      
      
               http://www.tinyurl.com./K68ufgL   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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