Most Commonly Misused Words!
79The English language has many, many words that are being misused daily or are commonly confused. Here is a list of 25 of the ones that can stop even the best writers in their tracks, from time to time.
Accept:
| Except:
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|---|---|---|
to agree
| to exclude
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to receive
| excluding
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ie: He was eagerly awaiting to accept his winnings.
| ie: I loved everything about the wedding gown except the neckline.
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Adapt:
| Adept:
| Adopt:
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|---|---|---|
to change in order to handle new situations
| to be handy
| to make it ones own
|
to deal with new conditions
| to be skillful
| to endorse
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ie: He was unable to adapt to the environment.
| ie: She has always been an adept knitter.
| ie: It is common for us to adopt many New Years resolutions.
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Adverse:
| Averse to:
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|---|---|---|
hostile
| reluctant
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difficult
| being against it
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ie: Adverse weather conditions are making the Olympic games harder to accomplish.
| ie: He is averse to accepting charity from any source.
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Advice:
| Advise:
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|---|---|---|
is the noun
| is the verb
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ie: My advice to you would be to invest in gold not in those stocks.
| ie: I advise you to think about your investments carefully.
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All ready
| Already
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|---|---|---|
all set
| previously done
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all prepared
| previously said
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ie: The hub-nugget hub was all ready by Wednesday.
| ie: Mom already told me.
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All together
| Altogether
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|---|---|---|
joined
| totally
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joined in a group
| thoroughly
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ie: For once, the party was all together on that important issue.
| ie: The reasons for that are altogether obscure.
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Allusion
| Illusion
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|---|---|---|
the verb form for allude
| a figment of imagination
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an indirect reference, covert
| an idea not at all real
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ie: Her allusion effectively called up parallels in two historic moments.
| ie: Chris Angel has many illusions up his sleeve.
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A while
| Awhile
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|---|---|---|
a noun
| an adverb
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a period of indeterminate length
| for a short time
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ie: I saw her a while ago.
| ie: They settled awhile in town before moving to the country.
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Censor
| Censure
| |
|---|---|---|
to see if mail,art,books etc should be banned
| an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism
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to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc
| an official rebuke
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ie: The school authorities censored the scholl reading list.
| ie: It remains to be seen whether he will be censured for conflict of interest"
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Cite
| Site
| Sight
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|---|---|---|
a verb
| a noun
| a noun
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to mention
| a location
| the ability to see or to forsee the future
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ie: She was able to cite many examples.
| ie: The site of the new house is on the west side of town.
| ie: She has the sight; she can foretell the future.
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Complement
| Compliment
| |
|---|---|---|
to bring to perfection
| to praise
| |
to complete or makes up a whole
| to express respect or esteem for
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ie: Wine and cheese complement each other.
| ie: I don't like insincere compliments.
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Device
| Devise
| |
|---|---|---|
a noun, an invention for some specific purpose
| a verb, to invent, to plot
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a mechanical gadget
| to plan or to design
| |
ie: Sometimes the simplest devices are the cleverest.
| ie: The safety pin in one of those cleverly devised gadgets.
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Discreet
| Discrete
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|---|---|---|
tactful
| distinct, individual,
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wise self-restraint
| Non-continuous
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ie: Everyone could use a trusted discreet aide
| ie: Rising rates can have several discrete effects on our economy.
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Expand
| Expend
| |
|---|---|---|
to increase
| to spend
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to enlarge or to fill out
| to use up
| |
ie: It is so busy that we will have to think about expanding.
| ie: To get the gold medal the athletes at the Olympics are expending all of their energy.
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Farther
| Further
| |
|---|---|---|
a geographic distance
| used for everything else except geographic distances
| |
a physical distance
| further is also used for the concept of addition
| |
ie: Toronto is another 50 kilometers farther down the highway.
| ie: If there are no further comments we can adjourn the meeting.
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It's
| Its
| |
|---|---|---|
stands either for 'it is' or 'it has'
| is a possessive pronoun
| |
It's is a contraction for it is or it has.
| 'of it' or 'belonging to it'. Also is the neuter version of his and her
| |
ie: To check if 'it's' is right try replacing it with it is or it has.
| ie: The ostrich is known for its inability to fly.
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Loose
| Lose
| |
|---|---|---|
not tight
| to misplace
| |
easy way to remember is loose rhymes with 'moose'
| easy way to remember is lose rhymes with 'whose'
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ie: It's better to wear loose clothes in a hot climate.
| ie: I lose my carkeys at least once a day.
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Medal
| Metal
| Mettle
| Meddle
|
|---|---|---|---|
A piece of metal stamped with a design to commemorate a person, place, or event
| a group of chemical elements
| courage, valor or spunk
| to interfere
|
an award
| such as iron, gold, copper, lead, and magnesium etc.
| stuff of which a person is made of
| To intrude into other people's business
|
ie: The Canadian Olympic team has been awarded quite a few gold medals.
| ie: Some metals can be hammered into thin sheets.
| ie: Our troops are showing their mettle in combat.
| ie: Stop meddling in my personal affairs.
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Patience
| Patients
| |
|---|---|---|
not being in a hurry
| people seeking medical help
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being calm and collected
| persons in a doctors care
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ie: I have patients galore when I'm embroidering.
| ie: Doctors seem to have more patients then they can handle.
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Then
| Than
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|---|---|---|
a certain time, at another time, later, again
| a comparing word
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at that time
| express comparison or diversity
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ie: Once your homework is finished then you can play your games.
| ie: Better than many words are actions.
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There
| Their
| They're
|
|---|---|---|
a place
| a groups ownership
| a contraction for 'they are'
|
ie: Was it there?
| ie: It's their house.
| To see if the sentence is correct replace 'the're' by they are
|
ie: Life is too short, there is just not enough time
| ie: Was it their house that was broken into?
| ie: They're here again. (They are here again)
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Two
| Too
| To
|
|---|---|---|
the number two
| very, more than enough,
| shows direction
|
likewise, also, in addition to, over
| towards, for, at
| |
ie: Two birds of a feather.
| ie: One cow produces too much milk for one household.
| ie: To win gold medals an athlete has to be focused.
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Weather
| Whether
| |
|---|---|---|
climate
| alternative possibilities
| |
the atmospheric conditions in terms of temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation
| or choices
| |
ie: In winter I check the weather report daily, often twice.
| ie: She will have to decide whether to go college or university.
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Who's
| Whose
| |
|---|---|---|
a contraction of who is or who has
| the possessive form of who
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which person or people
| of whom
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ie: Who's coming to dinner?
| ie: Whose socks are these?
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Your
| You're
| |
|---|---|---|
belonging to you
| you are
| |
ownership
| substitute the two words for the contraction to see if the sentence is right.
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ie: Is this your book?
| ie: Hope you're well!
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SammySammo, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
regards Zsuzsy
This is awesome--I'm grammar-obsessed, so I knew all of these, but definitely cool to see someone take the time to share with others!
Tessa M, thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
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Really Interesting, haven't read it all but I'll be back to check out more!
RTalloni, the many twist and turns of the English language has and always will be tough to learn... but as far as I'm concerned learning is the fun part of life. Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
Link away to my hub. When I have a second I'll do the same to yours.
hope you're well
regards Zsuzsy
English language/word hubs are some of my favorite to read and write about. This one is cleverly done. Thanks for sharing the info in a simple layout that could be a great resource.
It will be helpful to everyone reading, either as new info or as a reminder. There are times when we know better but somehow find a way to mess it up anyway! The most important thing we can do is be ready to laugh at ourselves as writers and then learn, learn, learn more. :)
I would like to link this hub to my hub on speaking American English. If you have any objection please let me know.
Ironracer, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Great list! I think I've somehow managed to use them correctly, thus far. I'm a bit obsessed with grammar though :)
maheshpatwal, thanks for taking a look and for commenting. Most of us have to slow down at this or that word.
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Zsuzsy your hub is very helpful for novice as well as masters of the English language.. Thanks a ton for writing it.
PaperNotes, thank you for stopping in and taking a look and for commenting. I think most of us have a few of these problems.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Thank Zsuzsy Bee! This will really be a useful reference especially for writers.
bayoulady thank you for stopping by. I love the southern accents.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
great hub. My problem is well and good.Of course there is my twangy northern Louisiana accent that slaughters the English language! ( example: Most of us in northern Louisiana pronounce our state LOO-zee-Ann-a )
I'm impressed with the charts and lines in your hub.
JimVT, thank you for stopping in and taking a look and for commenting.
I agree English without exceptions is a hard lingo to master...
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Good One ZB..............I've heard or seen most of these grammar gaffs on local and network TV and almost every newspaper I read where the speakers/writers should know better.
I guess we have to "expect" this type of lazy language when a good number of English-speaking kids and adults can't get through a simple statement without a bunch of "ya knows".
As I have said elsewhere, English has enough variances and exceptions to the point where very few ESL students ever capture them all.
JimVT
ariannamusgr, thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
This is very helpful.Thank you kindley.
ProjectsConsult, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Hi Zsuzsy,
I have been studying about the history of the English language for a number of years. And have gathered a lot of material on the usage and misuse of words as well as British vs. American spelling.
This is one of the most interesting and helpful hubs I have read so far. Thanks for writing it.
PC
creativeone59, thank you for taking a look and for commenting. We all need a little reminder every once in a while.
kindest regards
Zsuzsy
Thank you Zsuzy Bee,for a very informative hub, one that was well needed.We all need this very valuable information, thank you so much for sharing. Godspeed. creativeone59
Pinkhawk, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Zsuzsy
...this is quite useful. I'll take note of this and keep this in mind as much as my memory permits. ^.^! thank you very much ma'am! ^.^
Juliette, thank you for taking a look and for commenting. We all have a few words that plague us one of mine is appointment...I'm always wondering if it has two 'p's or one.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
So amusing - I like to think I have a good command of the english language but I always stumble on 2 specific words, (I did tell my husband at the start..) 1. marriage or marraige and 2. committment or comittment - still waivering .. great hub from an obvious individual, thanks, Juliette.
Thank you Eric for taking a look and for commenting. There are a lot of words that should come up on the 'double-take' list. I'm working on part two of most commonly misused words.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Zsuzsy, good Hub -- definitely a clip-and-save. I always laugh when these word mixups occur in newspapers or in books, where you'd think the writer should know better. Maybe I notice these things because they wake up the old editor in me. Some of my own favorites are allude/elude, imply/infer, and affect/effect.
Hello William how are you? Always glad when you pop in for a visit. Thank you for reading and for commenting on this hub.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
I've always tried to be careful in selecting the right word, Zsuzsy Bee, but it's a constant struggle. I know how jolting it can be to come across the wrong word when reading an interesting article, or hub. It's much worse if I find that wrong word in something I have written. Thanks for helping us to keep our English up to snuff.
Nellieanna thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Zsuzsy Bee - good hub! Should be required reading and mandatory continuous study for admission to the internet, where almost all communication is via writing. These common errors make anyone with a modicum of old-fashioned basic education cringe whenever they crop up, which is all too often. Somehow one never gets inured to their jarring effect. But one wants to be charitable so can't mention or correct them, but ignoring them just condones & encourages them! Anyway - thanks for a great hub, well-done with simplicity anyone could understand. Of course, you're right that English is not an easy language to learn, but the worst offenders are often those for whom it's their native and first language!
Hiya Feline, how are you? So glad you popped in for a visit. Then---than and your---you're are always the ones I have to double check as they're always causing my problems especially when I'm in a hurry. Spell check doesn't help with these either.
take care
kindest regards Zsuzsy
As a copy editor I come across these all the time...so much so that I often forget what is correct and what's not! :D
timorous, very true. Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
regards Zsuzsy
LOL! I think after a working on an article a long while, we subconsciously see what we want to see.
If you leave it for a day or two, and read it with fresh eyes (or someone else's fresh eyes), you'll catch all kinds of small errors, even if your grammar is very good.
lctodd1947 thank you for dropping in and for commenting.
We all have those moments of 'brain-freeze' I think, that's why it's so important to reread, really reread what we've written before we publish our hubs.
You know just the other day I found a spelling mistake in one of my earlier hubs and I swear I read that hub at least ten times since it was published. It happens.
regards Zsuzsy
Hey Zsuzsy Bee don't read my hubs...ONLY KIDDING!! Your are so right and when one starts writing sometimes and feel inspired...you can easily make these mistakes and sometimes it is the little words that get ya. Great information and thanks for keeping us attentive to our work..
Lisa, nice to see you, you're right I just saw a medical report yesterday written by a 'Doctor' and it explained a new way of how to "loose weight". Should anyone trust this guy? I'm thinking...still thinking...nope I don't think so.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Good ones. I tend to think the "lose/loose" one may be awfully close to the top of the list. It's seems like that one is everywhere online on a daily basis. :)
samboiam, you're welcome. Thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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What a helpful hub. Thanks for sharing.
M.S.P. thanks for visiting and for commenting.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Improper use of language is one of my pet peeves - look forward to your future hubs on this topic.
women in business, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Thank you,
This is really very helpful.
Cheers.
Makeup for Acne, glad you stopped by and thank you for commenting.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Great hub and it made me laugh! My mother was a stickler for grammar and proper use of language and now I do the same with my children. The biggest misuse I've found, though they don't sound the same, are "good" and "well". Drives me crazy and I correct my kids all the time. I especially hate it when teachers say your child is doing 'good' in school. Then there's all the teenager slang, but that's a hub on its own.
Fyi - excuse my sign in name, it's for a series I'm starting.
bihar thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
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never thought about these words in such a way.
Martycraigs, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Yes, I agree with many of the other comments. A very useful Hub, especially if you're writing content on your computer and can use this as a quick reference.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Beth, glad you stopped by.
I used the table feature to get the hub all organized, check it out sometimes it works great.
regards Zsuzsy
Excellent information! I love how you arranged and presented the information. How did you do that?!? You have provided a great tool for writers, and no matter how seasoned, we can always use a refresher course. Thanks Zsuzsy!
oneinajillian (love the name) You're right it was a fun hub to put together.
Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Love this! Is it weird that I can spend hours just reading stuff like this? Well anyway, a job well done on this. It actually looks lke it was something that was interesting to make (in a fun way though right? lol). Have a great night.
From So.Cal.
oneinajillian
MPG Narratives thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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I'm with everyone else, bookmarking this one for my work as a copywriter. Thanks Zsuzsy.
Sage I almost missed you. Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
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Hi Tammy how are you? Glad you stopped by.
The game was great, when we finally got the 'golden goal' I jumped so hard that I spilled my drink... then had to clean up the mess still with a grin on my face.
Greeting from your old home
Zsuzsy
Springboard, loose and lose usually makes me stop in my tracks for a moment. Glad you came for a visit.
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Habee oops typo---fixed now--- thanks the table feature doesn't have spell check and I thought I had caught it all.
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This is terrific. I will definitely be able to use this as a reference. How about that Hockey Game yesterday...what a nail-biter eh.
Loose in place of lose is one I see a lot of. This is a great hub...found a couple in there I'm guilty of myself. So thanks. :)
Awesome hub, I will definitely bookmark this one for future reference. Know wonder why the English language is one of the hardest languages to learn.
Congratulations on 1100 fans!
Sage
Great hub, but "averse" is missing the final E. Sorry, sometimes I can't control the English teacher within!
Faybe Bay, thank you for taking a look and for commenting. If it's of help then I'm glad.
kindest regards
ZSuzsy
Cagsil, glad you stopped by and thank you for commenting. Yup you're right I have another long list.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Thank You! Yes it is a problem, and sometimes I am so busy thinking of the next words I am going to type, that I do not realize I have made an error in usage. Bookmarking this one so I can check back when editing myself.
WOW! That was insane. And, I'll bet that's just a portion of the words. I enjoyed that. Thank you. :)
timorous, glad you stopped by to take a look. I will add less and fewer into part two or three for sure thank you.
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nadp, thanks for visiting. There is a long list of words that are being misspelled and misused. I will include your mentions in part two or three, thank you.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
I get the impression that spelling and grammar proficiency has fallen greatly in the last decade or so. Just read any number of hubs or forum posts.
I've been writing and speaking English my entire life, so I know these distinctions (mostly). However, I can understand how difficult it is, especially for those whom English is a new language. I'm sure the many and varied uses of words and phrases, some slang, and different meanings, make it confusing for many people.
Thanks for setting the record straight. I look forward to part 2. Perhaps you could fit in the distinction between "less" and "fewer", the latter is seldom used as often as it should be.
Thanks for a good hub. A misuse - or maybe it's a mis-pronunciation is "woman" and "women". I teach high schoolat a very good magnet school, with intelligent kids and I've been noticing) how many of them pronounce these two words the same way. I find it very surprising that they haven't leaned otherwise.
Other s that are often problematic are principle and principal, affect and effect, and elude and allude.
BTW - I teach Discrete Math and whenever I have to answer the question "What's discrete math" the first thing I have to explain is that it's not "discreet." I just wrote a hub on this subject (http://hubpages.com/hub/What-is-Discrete-Mathemati and originally had the two words in the title but I changed it.
Moesky thank you for taking a look and for commenting. I have another two hubs about misused/misspelled words planned I will add practice into that one thank you.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
parrster I like old adages 'when in doubt, check it out' makes all the sense in the world.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Pollyannalana glad you stopped by and thank you for commenting.
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Susan Carter thank you for taking a look and for commenting. kindest regards Zsuzsy
That's the good thing about writing online - you're motivated to "not make mistakes, and look things up!"
How about "practice" and "practise", to add to your list?
Just reinforces the old adage, 'when in doubt, check it out' thanks Zsuzsy
We all do make some of those mistakes sometimes but a click of the mouse for synonym or a microsoft word (although it is not perfect) should make it much easier for some and it baffles me to see a hub so filled with errors and yet a high score, how can this be?
You are absolutely right about these words. It amazes me that people that graduated from high school, and even college make the stupid grammar mistakes you have mentioned.
David, thank you for coming by and for your nice comment.
regards Zsuzsy
Katrina you caught me I love words, play on words etc.
Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
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Thanks for your thoughtfully written blog. As a writer for 65 years, I have often puzzled about a word to be used. In ad writing it's expedient to choose the exact word to motivate people. In my recent A La Carte Hub series, i've pondered sometimes for hours about a descriptive word that adds to the flow of a paragraph while describing the moment. I don't know how bloggers are satusfued with a first draft, I never could. Davic
You like your words don't you. :) Great hub. I edit a lot of writing and see many of these confused often.
Laura, how are you? I know what you mean sometimes its just so obvious that people do not know what the word they're using really means.
Can be frustrating at times what do you do tell them? No just shrug your shoulders and carry on while you shake your head.
Always glad when you drop in for a visit.
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Audrey whenever I need to write dessert/desert I think about more calories therefore dessert is the tasty choice and desert the sandy one.
hope you're well
regards Zsuzsy
Thanks for this very informative hub. If only people would make sure of the exact meaning of a word before using it or stick to words that they are familiar with. Great example of the versatility of the table option now available for our hubs.
Very informative - and true, true, true. I see these in my work every day (far too many times)....I recently did a hub on the desert and one on a dessert - in the middle of the night I woke up and realized that I had used desert in the dessert recipe! Oy vey - language - can't live without it though.....
Kea thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Very useful hub! I'll have to bookmark it for future reference!
Jen, glad to be of help. Thanks for stopping in and for commenting.
kindest regards
Zsuzsy
Aaron, thank you for taking a look and for commenting.
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Thank you so much, you have hit on words I always confuse. I appreciate this hub very much!
Just an informative as well as helpful hub for each and everyone. Keep it up.
Al, glad you stopped by. I'm also fluent in Hungarian, German and French but always found English to be one of the tougher ones to master.
greetings from a blizzard-y Ontario
Zsuzsy
Hiya Nell glad you came by.
I always have to stop myself with then and than...
greetings from Canada
regards Zsuzsy
UW always glad when you drop in for a visit. I like the way the table feature looks too.
hope you're well
regards Zsuzsy
Paradise thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
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Zsuzsy ...
A great hub indeed! It makes it harder in a language like English, because it has no orthographic accents(like Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese) and sounds are quite similar. It´s been very useful! Thanks for sharing!
Thumbs up!
warmest regards and blessings,
Al
Hiya, It can be confusing sometimes! The one that I did not really know was discreet and discrete, the others I should know, but forget most of the time! thanks nell
Excellent, and very pretty :)
I was aware of this info already but it's always nice to have a reference of this kind.
Thank you Sally's Trove for those kind words. Hope you're well.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Agreed, awesome use of the table feature. More important, of course, another nail in the coffin of language abuse.
Kudos for a clear representation of words that when misused make the writer look kind of, well, less than professional, ignorant in fact and thus not to be trusted.
Petra English is a hard language to learn as there seem to be exceptions to the exceptions in every rule. We immigrated here to Canada in 1969. I do remember the nightmares well that it caused us when we first arrived here. Both my Dad and Mom struggled with the language. My Mom a stay home mom found it especially hard but what helped her was reading and (don't laugh) Sesame Street which she watched daily with my baby sister. Although with a charming Hungarian accent eventually she spoke English like a native.
Thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
If an English writer has problems like those, just imagine the nightmare I am going through (learning English after the age of 30 and with only 6 months of schooling)
I have a hub called "challanges of the English language" that I will forward to you in case you want to take a look and use some of it for your next hub
Tony, thanks for coming by. There are quite a few more of these misused words but the hub was getting a bit too long. So instead I will have to do a part two and possibly a part three.
Hope you're well
greetings from a windy and brrrrrcold Canada.
regards Zsuzsy
Shalini thanks for dropping in. I haven't had a chance to experiment with the table feature so I thought I would give it a whirl.
kindest regards Zsuzsy
Lily Rose, how are you?
Using the wrong wordings can drives me crazy. I quit reading, even if I find the subject interesting. Unfortunately these booboos aren't found through spell check and other such programs.
glad you came by
regards Zsuzsy
Thanks for this useful list. There are a few more words like these - for instance "incidents" and "incidence", my pet one "lay" and "lie", "participate" and "partake". I'm sure I could think up a few more like these.
I really like the way you have set out this Hub. It looks great and is very easy to read. I'm sure many here will be helped by this.
Love and peace
Tony
Dohn, this hub hasn't been sitting in limbo for too long. I wanted to get to know the 'table' feature so I thought it would be as good a time as any to learn all there is to it.
I will have to do a part two and three sooner or later because there are still quite few of these doozies.
hope you're well
regards Zsuzsy
Absolutely super! And I just love the incredible way you've used the table feature to present this hub.
Love it! Proper spelling, grammar and punctuation are a huge pet peeve of mine; it drives me crazy when someone uses the wrong word!
Holy cow! How long did this take you, Suzanne? What an awesome hub on such tricky words (most which are homophones). I'm bookmarking this for future reference. As an English major this was something that was certainly beaten into our heads! No wonder my parents gave up learning English grammar!
Daisyjae, thanks for taking a look and for commenting.
regards Zsuzsy
What a helpful hub.
SammySammo 9 months ago
No problem!!!