Revise the words below:
It's means it is. Not its, the possessive
pronoun of it, in company with his, hers, ours, and theirs.
Between you and I instead of between you and
me.
Irregardless. No such word. A combination of
irrespective and regardless.
Intriguing. "This poem is intriguing."
With whom? With what? What do you mean? Try puzzling, enigmatic, ambiguous,
etc... followed by "because...."
Using highlight, signpost, and transition
as verbs.
Do not use these words in the stated
meanings:
The verbs impact, finalize, interface,
and share (used to mean talk or discuss).
Input. Opposite: outgo. Ugh.
Lifestyle, unless you're talking about somebody
from Hollywood. It won't do at all, for example, to talk about Plato's
exciting lifestyle.
Empowerment. A feel-good word. What do you mean?
Power? Entitlement? Money? Love? Corporate success? Spiritual reward? When you
use this word, ask yourself, "Empowerment for what?"
Etc. at the end of a sentence.
Frequently Misused Words
Check the meanings of these words in dictionary.
accept, except
affect, effect
affect (psychology)
allude, elude
all right
a lot
ambiguous, ambivalent
anecdote, antidote
aptitude, attitude
beside, besides
cite, sight, site
collaborate, corroborate
complacence, complaisance, compliance
complement, compliment
comprehensive, comprehendable
compose, comprise, constitute
contemptible, contemptuous
continual, continuous
counsel, council
critique, criticize
data
dilemma
discrete, discreet
disinterested, uninterested
ecology, environment
enervate, energize
ensure, insure, assure
fewer,less
flout, flaunt
hopefully
illicit, elicit
imminent, eminent, immanent
imply, infer
incredible, incredulous
inherent
lead, led, lead
leave, let
lie, lay
like, as
literally, figuratively
loan, lend
lose, loose
mitigate, militate
oral, verbal
phenomenon, phenomena
populous, populace
preceding, proceeding
pretense, pretext
principle, principal
societal, social
than, then
their, there, they're
unique
wary, weary
