Misued Words Flashcards
Alright vs all right
Alright is non standard, avoid it
Aggravate vs irrated
Aggravated means worsen and exacerbate
Altogether vs all together
Altogether indicates entirely and completely
All together indicates a group
What’s wrong with and etc
And is not necessary, cut it
What’s wrong with being as and being that
Non standard
Use since or because
Beside vs besides
Beside is a preposition meaning next to
Besides is a preposition meaning in additions, besides could also be an adverb meaning also
Conscious vs conscience
Conscious means aware, alert, and deliberate
Conscience means scrupulous and knowing what’s wright and what’s wrong.
Had of and could of
Non standard English
Hanged vs hung
Hanged is normally used to indicate execution
Hung is the suspension if an object
Imply vs infer
Imply is suggesting something without actually saying it
Infer means drawing conclusion based on some evidence
Irregardless
Bull crap English
Loose vs lose
Loose means not tight or set free or let fly
Lose means can’t find it
Principal vs principle
Principal means chief
Principle means rule
Raise vs rise
Raising is transitive, it takes an object. Such as they are raising the curtain or she raised me
Rise is intransitive, which takes no subject. Such as the sun rose over the battlements.
Try and
Avoid using try and play hard, use try to play hard
