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'Corporal' vs. 'Corporeal'
'Corporal' vs. 'Corporeal'
These look alike, but do different jobs
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“Corporal punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporal%20punishment. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.
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