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A Guide to the Most Common Errors in the Usage of the English Language

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A

aesthetic, pronounced "aestetic"
a lot
all right
Apostrophes in forming plurals
aren't I/am I not
ask, pronounced ax
asterisk, pronounced "asterick"
athlete, pronounced "athelete"

B

bring/take

C

come/came/(have) come, See irregular verbs
Commas - misplaced or omitted
    Commas in direct address
    Commas with conjunctive adverbs
convenient

D

definitely
dessert
drink/drank/(have)drunk, See irregular verbs
drug/dragged

E
escape, pronounced "exscape"

F
February, pronounced "Febuary"
forte, pronounced "FOR-tay"
forty
free gift
further/farther

G
gone/went, See irregular verbs
good/well

H
healthy/healthful

height, pronounced "heighth"
hopefully

I
irregardless/regardless
irregular verbs
its

J

K

L

lackadaisical
less/fewer
library, pronounced "libary"
lie/lay
like/as though or as if
lose

M

mash/press or push

N

nauseous/nauseated
nuclear, pronounced "nucular"

O

Only as a misplaced modifier
our, pronounced "are" or like the letter "r"

P
pamphlet, pronounced "pamplet"
podium/lectern

Q

R

real/really
receive
restaurant
ride/rode/(have) ridden, See irregular verbs
run/ran/(have) run, See irregular verbs

S

see, saw, (have) seen, See irregular verbs
separate
speak/spoke/(have) spoken, See irregular verbs

T

truly

U

V
verbs, See irregular verbs

W

wait on/wait for
weird
well, See good/well
went/gone, See irregular verbs
who/that
who/whom
write/wrote/(have) written, See irregular verbs

X

Y

you're

Z

 


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