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Desert vs. dessert
Quick answer
A desert is a dry, sandy place (or, as a verb, to abandon). A dessert is a sweet course after a meal.
desert
A dry region with little rain; also, to abandon.
“Camels cross the desert.”
“He deserted his post.”
How to remember
Dessert has two S’s because you always want seconds.
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