3rd vid discussion Flashcards

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This is used to make something worse.

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Aggravate

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It is used to cause annoyance or to vexing or chafe

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Irritate

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3
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It is the only acceptable form in edited writing.

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All right

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4
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A one-word spelling of the phrase all right.

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Alright

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5
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It is commonly used in written dialogue and informal writing.

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Alright

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6
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should be used only when there are two elements.

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Between

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Use when referring to one-to-one relationships.

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Between

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8
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You can use_________ for any number of elements, as long as all the elements are separate and distinct

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Between

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9
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It should be used when there are more than two elements.

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Among

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10
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It is use when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships.

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Among

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11
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is an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person.

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Anybody

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This is a noun phrase referring to an arbitrary body.

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Any body

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13
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is generally used when either one or both of the options may be true.

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And/or

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A device, or shortcut, that damages a sentence and often leads to confusion or ambiguity.

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And/or

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15
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That one action follows another in the chronological order.

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And

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16
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That one idea is the result of another

17
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It can also be used to suggest a kind of comment on something mentioned in the first clause.

18
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The conjunction but is used to suggest a contrast.

19
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It can be used with the meaning of ‘with the exception of’.

20
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used to suggest that only one possibility can be realized.

21
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An auxiliary verb and used and is used to denotes physical or mental ability

22
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used to express ability and informally used to ask permission.

23
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is also an auxiliary verb and is used to denote possibility or permission.

24
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This is more polite option

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in the needless repetition of words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or ideas.
Redundancy
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is to point out or imply resemblances between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
To compare to
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is mainly to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.
To compare with
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is a plural and is best used with a plural verb.
Data
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is a person who is not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
Disinterested
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A person who is having no stake in the matter
Disinterested
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Is a person or thing not interested in or concerned about something or someone.
Uninterested
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serves best as a distance word or physical distance.
Farther
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As a time or quantity word. It is for metaphorical or figurative distance.
Further
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Often wrongly written in regards to
In regard to
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________ is correct, and means the same thing
As regards
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Strategies to avoid commonly confused words
1. Used dictionary 2. Keep a list of words you commonly confuse 3. Study the list of commonly confused words