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To wander about a place is not the same as to wonder about a place. If you have never been to a place, you may have wondered about it, but you have not wandered about it.

If you see a sign for “Tutoring”, someone is offering to help you with your academic pursuits. If you see a sign for “Tutoring”, that could possibly be an offer for historical reenactments or house renovations.

If you are weary of a situation, you are tired of it. You want to be done with it. If you are wary of a situation, you are paying close attention.

You exacerbate a situation, and you exasperate a person–potentially because you exacerbated a situation.

It is better for an author to create a backlist than to create a backlog.

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“Opinions can change over time” means that as people grow and learn more, they many change their beliefs on a given subject. 

“Opinions can change overtime” indicates that you have an understanding employer who is willing to not only listen to but also potentially act upon your feedback regarding the extra hours that you work. 

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The noun form of the adjective conscious is consciousness. That is what you would regain if you had been asleep, knocked out, or in a coma. Hopefully you will never lose your conscience, and therefore you won’t need to regain it.