Specious Vs. Spurious: The Definitive Guide

If you love super-fine distinctions, you’re about to be quite pleased

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Sometimes, the English language can be a real jerk. Like a cat pushing a delicate champagne flute off the edge of the table. Need evidence of this? Look no further than the existence of “specious” and “spurious.” Did we really need two words that both look very much alike…