{"id":8880,"date":"2024-06-27T22:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2024-06-28T05:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:24:38","slug":"elicit-vs-illicit-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/elicit-vs-illicit-whats-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"Elicit vs. illicit: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Elicit and illicit are homophones, which are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. These kinds of words can be tricky to figure out, which is why it\u2019s helpful to understand the meanings and uses of the words as individuals so that you\u2019re not unsure when deciding which one to use in a sentence. If you\u2019ve been confused by elicit vs illicit in the past, don\u2019t take it to heart: don\u2019t take it to take heart. The English language has lots of exceptions and quirky grammar rules.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Elicit-vs-Illicit-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Elicit-vs-Illicit-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Elicit-vs-Illicit-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Elicit-vs-Illicit-Whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prison hallway\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the difference between illicit vs. elicit, two homophones that sound alike but mean different things, and write without confusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elicit vs. illicit: What\u2019s the difference? \u2013 Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Improve your writing and learn the difference between elicit and illicit. 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