Tips 050109

This document provides tips on professional development by defining similar sounding words and differentiating their meanings through examples. It begins by defining allusion, elusion, and illusion, then elicits and illicit, and courtesy, curtesy, and curtsy. Next, it notes accelerate and excel are not true soundalikes but can be confused. Examples are then given to illustrate the distinct meanings of each pair. The document concludes by attributing the first page definitions and identifying the author.