correct / incorrect
intents and purposes / intensive purposes
couldn't care less / could care less
another think coming / another thing coming
exactly the same / exact same
buck naked / butt naked (this one at least makes sense)
deep-seated / deep-seeded
undoubtedly / undoubtably
en route / in route
midriff / midrift
in the midst / in the mist
every so often / ever so often
moot point / mute point
other common misuses
iterate (to repeat) / reiterate (to re-repeat...?)
orientated is not a word (oriented)
conversate is not a word (converse)
supposably (capable of being supposed) / supposedly (considered probable)
discreet (prudent) / discrete (separate)
moral (correct behavior) / morale (emotional condition)
exalt (hold in high regard) / exult (rejoice)
a factoid is not a true statement (humanoid - not human)
fiancé (male) / fiancée (female)
men are hanged / pictures are hung
inflammable means the same thing as flammable
you may have an itch or you may scratch an itch (please don't itch a tickle)
if someone is electrocuted - they died, otherwise they were just shocked
religious mix-ups
The immaculate conception was when Mary was conceived, not Jesus. The Son of God needed a pure vasal (neither vassel nor vessal) to carry him. So, Mary was "immaculately" conceived without original sin on her soul. Jesus being born of a virgin is known as the virgin birth.
cavalry (a la the army) / Calvary (hill where Jesus was crucified)
intercession (a prayer for someone) / intersession (between sessions)
The Ascension (Jesus goes to heaven - 40 days after Easter) / The Assumption (Mary goes to heaven - August 15)
a specific question
Karen - "while" is defined as:
1 : a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a conditionTherefore, it seems "worth your while" is a perfectly fine thing to say. If you are still not comfortable using it, you could just use "worthwhile."
2 : the time and effort used (as in the performance of an action)
If you're ever on Jeopardy: PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (45 letters; a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles) is the longest word in any English-language dictionary.
- super-lada-fragi-listic-expi-ali-docious
7 comments:
you have way too much time to think of all this and write it down. unless you copied and pasted it.
Actually I'm just a grammer freak.
Besides the whole point of a blog is to think of stuff and write it down... anything I copy and paste is always quoted.
Thanks for coming out.
grammer freak? or grammar freak?
WHOOOAAAA!!! lada just got served!!!
Hehe (blushing) - I did say grammar freak not spelling freak. I will readily admit that I am a horrible speller, and this damn thing doesn't have spell check...
Some legal grammar:
-"Jury" can never be replaced with the pronoun "they"-Jury is always replaced with "it".
-The same is true for a "court"-"they" never issue an opinion, rather "it" issues an opinion.
-"court" is, generally, only capatalized when referring to the Supreme Court.
-Also, while still disputed, the Literary world is on a strong trend to place a comma before the "and" when listing the last item in a serial list. So "Tim claims he is from San Diego, Cincinatti, and Tennesse" would contain a comma before "and."
-Sad thing is, that's all I've learned this year-and some of it's probably wrong. Oh, and trust me, guys can be HUNG.
Evan, quit being a degenerate and learn to spell.
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