 #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 26, 2009 14:49 pm What are the most common English words that are used incorrectly? |
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| Jebelle wrote: |
I really want to know what are those so that I can prevent using them.
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I believe it is going to be a bit overwhelming.
* 100s * 360 degrees * a/an * A.D. * AM/PM * abject * able to * about * absorbtion * abstruse/obtuse * academia * accede/exceed * accent marks * access * accessory * accept/except * accidently * accurate/precise * acronyms and apostrophes * acrossed * actionable/doable * actual fact/actually * ad/add * ad nauseum * addicting * adapt/adopt * administer/minister * administrate * adultry * advance/advanced * adverse/averse * advice/advise * adviser/advisor * advocate for * aesthetic/ascetic * affect/effect * affluence/effluence * African-American * afterall * afterwards/afterwords * agnostic/atheist * agreeance/agreement * ahold/hold * aid/aide * ain’t * aisle/isle * all * all and all * all be it * all for not * all goes well/augurs well * all of the sudden * all the farther * alleged, allegedly * alliterate/illiterate * alls * allude/elude * allude/refer * allusion/illusion * allusive/elusive/illusive * almost * along the same vein * alot * aloud/allowed * already/all ready * alright * altar/alter * alterior * alternate/alternative * altogether/ all together * alumnus/alumni * amature * ambiguous/ambivalent * ambivalent/indifferent * American * amongst/among * amoral/immoral * amount/number * ampitheater * ancestor * and also * and/or * anecdote/antidote * angel/angle * another words * antihero * anxious/eager * any more * anytime * anyways * anywhere * anywheres * apart/a part * apiece/a piece * apostrophes * appauled * appraise/apprise * apropos/appropriate * around/about * arthuritis * artic * artisanal/artesian * ascribe/subscribe * as best as * as far as * as follow * as less as possible * as of yet * as per * as such * as time progressed * ascared * asocial * aspect/respect * assure/ensure/insure * asterick * astrology/astronomy * aswell * at all * ATM machine * athlete * athiest * attain/obtain * attribute/contribute * aural/oral * auger/augur * autobiography/biography * avaidable * avenge/revenge * avocation/vocation * away/a way * awe, shucks * awhile/a while * ax * axel/axle * This is only the beginning. You can find more at this address: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors
BTW, avoiding capital letters is also a mistake in English.
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 Milanya
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