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Style Guide of Common Errors in English Grammar for Writers

ferment, foment

ferment, foment

One ferments beer, but one foments revolution. Foment means to instigate, provoke, incite, or to promote the development of. There is, however, a seldom used alternate meaning of the verb form of ferment which also means these things.

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