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Undo vs. Undue
Undo
/ʌnˈduː/Examples:
A simple click on 'undo' revealed her last change.He wished he could undo the damage in the relationship.An 'undo' button on life would be a blessing of sorts.
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Undue
/ˌʌnˈdjuː/Examples:
The judge ruled there was undue influence in the decision.His promotion was met with undue praise from the media.I worry about the undue stress the project might cause her.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Undo is an action, often associated with reversing something that was done, like going back a step in a process.
- Undue is about something being inappropriate or excessive, more than necessary.
- Think of undo as in undoin the knots, where you want to reverse a tying process.
- Undue can be remember because it often precedes words like stress or influence indicating excessiveness.
- Undo comes from do, indicating an action, while undue ends in due, relating to what is deserved or fitting.
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