Confusable Words: Passed and Past, Personal and Personnel Exercise

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1. The retiring chairman received a public tribute from the new chairman.
2. Because the old couple was parsimonious, they never had to ask for financial help.
3. The car passed the truck at 70 miles an hour.
4. Did you see a car go past?
5. Stamp collecting is an agreeable pastime.
6. The difference in their heights is hardly perceptible / perceivable.
7. Should parents be strict or permissive?
8. Is this a business call or a personal one?
9. All personnel will receive an extra week’s vacation.
10. The phenomena were observed by astronomers throughout the world.
11. The disease was discovered in an early phase.
12. Cook the beans with a piece of salt pork.