Making words work better
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[11-12 of 44 commonly confused words] What’s the issue?, People sometimes use cachet when cache is required, and rather more often they use cache when…
[9-10 of 44 commonly confused words] 1. Takeaways – in a nutshell Using ‘to be adverse to something’ to mean ‘to dislike something’ is considered…
Continue reading → Averse to adverse to: 44 commonly confused words (9-10)
Investigation reveals, inter alia, stories of Scottish ancestry, Oxbridge and public-school snobbery, Dr Johnson’s cod etymology, stomach-churning concoctions and a ‘discernment’ of homographs – I think that’s the appropriate collective noun. (H/T @tonythorne007).
3-minute read [7-8 of 44 commonly confused words] I’ve seen a few profiles on Twitter of people who call themselves “veracious readers“. Presumably they mean…
Continue reading → Voracious or veracious readers? Commonly confused words (7-8)
3-4 of 44 words not to confuse What’s the issue? Which of these two sentences do you think is correct? Or do you think both…
Continue reading → home in or hone in? Both right? Commonly confused words (3-4)
[5-6 of 44 commonly confused words] (Four-minute read.) I’ve been prompted by a comment on this site (h/t Rick), and by seeing flaunt for flout…
Continue reading → Flaunting or flouting the law? Commonly confused words (5-6)
