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Fired & Laid Off

Fired - is when someone losses their job, because they did not do a good job

I was fired for stealing last week.
The boss and I had an argument, so he fired me.
Joe came to work last all last week, so the boss fired him.
My brother was rude to one of the customers, so he was fired.

Laid Off - is when someone losses their job usually due to financial problems of the employer: a lay off can be permanent or temporary

The company is having financial problems so many people were laid off.
The factory had to lay off some people off for a few weeks.
We were laid off for the winter. We will go back to work in the spring.
Do you know why everyone was laid off?

Emigrate & Immigrate

Enquiry & Inquiry

Exit & Exist

ESL & EFL

Expect & Hope

Effective & Efficient

Each & Every

Each & Every Quiz

Every One & Everyone

Earn & Win - With Voice/Audio

Especially & Specially

Everyday & Every Day

Even & Some

Figure Out & Discover

Fewer & Less Quiz

Fix & Healthy

Fix & Healthy Quiz

Figure & Figure Out

Fast Food & Junk Food

Food & Meal

Food & Meal Quiz

Floor & Ground

Floor & Ground Quiz

Flower & Flour

Following & Next & Preceding

Good & Goods Quiz

Grow & Grow Up

Grow & Grow Up Quiz

Get On & Get In

Good On & Good In

Grey & Gray

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Confusing Words Staring With E - F - G

Confusing Words Staring With H - I

Confusing Words Staring With J - K - L - M - N - O

Confusing Words Staring With P - Q - R

Confusing Words Staring With S

Confusing Words Staring With T

Confusing Words Staring With U - V - W - X - Y - Z