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Appalachian, not to be confused with apellation.

A range of mountains in the eastern US, with the word for "moniker" or "nickname".

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When I goggled to get the spelling right I stumbled upon this.

Actually "apellation" also has a rare legal meaning- having to do with truth in packaging for grapes (and sometimes other fruits). When you label grapes by thier geographic origin it has to be accurate or you get into legal trouble- because regional grape growers have legal protection to the region name for their grapes. It started in france - with all that obsession with wine and grapes by region.

If you applied that to other fruits- it would pave the way for all kinds of linguistic implications.

The legal name rule if applied to apples could be called the "apple-ation".

And one of the chief apple growing regions of the USA happens to be the Appalachians.

So- will law firms that specialize in battles over the proper "Appalachian apple-ation" of batches of apples earn "Applachian Apple-ation" as thier firm's "apelation"?

The mind boggles!

the zoo, not to be confused with Missouri. Voice-recognition software strikes again.

friar, not to be confused with fryer

President, not to be confused with precedent.

Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), not to be confused with hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).

intimate not to be confused with imitate.

Dock, not to be confused with Doc (doctor)

cellulite not to confuse with celluloid

Time, not to be confused with the herb tyme.

Precede, not to be confused with proceed.

I made this mistake recently, I'm embarrassed to say: Trailer is the correct spelling, trailor is a common incorrect spelling.

Also, someone who goes by Fake AP Stylebook@FakeAPStylebook posted on Twitter:
The word is "bawl." If you're "balling like a baby" then these officers would like to have a word with you.

Affect, not to be confused with effect.

Wynyard, Not to be confused with Vineyard...

Cousins not to be confused with marriage material.

Silicon (a natural chemical element) not to be confused with silicone (a polymer made from silicon, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes other elements).

Everyday (ordinary) not to be confused with every day (daily).

Capital, not to be confused with capitol.