{"id":3988,"date":"2022-12-29T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=3988"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:31:29","slug":"aid-vs-aide-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/aid-vs-aide-difference","title":{"rendered":"\u201dAid\u201d vs. \u201caide\u201d: What&#8217;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\"> \u201cAide\u201d and \u201caid\u201d may look similar, have similar definitions, and sound the same when spoken out loud, but these distinct words can\u2019t be used interchangeably. 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