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COMMONLY MISUSED AND INTERCHANGED WORDS

• A while- while is a noun; a period of time Awhile-adverb; for a short time

• Await- does not require a preposition Wait-usually requires a preposition (“for”)

• All ready- adj; prepared Altogether-completely

• All together- all at one time Al together-completely

• Persecute- to subject to ill treatment Prosecute-to bring a lawsuit against

• Advise-used as a verb Advice-used as a noun

• Lose- verb; to miss form one’s possession Loose-adjective; a state of laxity

• Anticipate- means to expect and prepre for something

Expect-does not include the idea of preparation

• Beside-means at the side of Besides-means in addition to

• Between-in general, use it for two items Among-for more than two

• Biannual- twice a year Biennial- every two years

• Capital- is the cityCapitol- is the building DON’T WRITE: capitol building

• Lay-to put or set (something) downLie-to recline

• At present-means nowPresently-means soon

• Carat-unit of weight for precious stonesKarat- measure of gold content

• Citizen- one who is exercising the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalizationResident-an inhabitant of a state or a cityNative- a person born to a specified location

• Celebrant-a participant in a ritualCelebrator-one having a good time or celebrating an event

• Comprise-To include; a whole comprises its parts but parts do not comprise a wholeCompose- a whole is composed of its parts; parts compose a whole.Constitute-means to make up

• Continual- means steadily being repeatedContinuous-means uninterrupted

• Decline-implies courtesy in rejecting a proposalRefuse-is more emphatic, event blunt

• Disinterested-means impartial, unbiasedUninterested-means lacking in interest

• Each other- when referring to two peopleOne another- when referring to more than two

• Farther- use it in physical distance onlyFurther- use it in all other instances

• Fewer- generally refers to distinguishable unitsLess -refers to bulk, sum, amount, period of time or concept• In spite- always spelled separately

Despite-never used with the preposition of• Oral- refers to spoken words

Verbal- refers to all words, whether written or spoken• Sewage- waste matter

Sewerage- drainage system

• Take- denotes movement away form the speaker or writerBring- denotes movement toward the speaker

• Eligible-meaning authenticatedIllegible-pertains to handwriting

• Fill in- answer; to supply with answers; be a substituteFill up-to put something (container); fill completelyFill out- supply what is needed in the forms

• Agree to- a proposal or somethingAgree with- a person

• Differ in- disagree in opinionDiffer with-disagree with a person

• In behalf of- for the benefit of; in the interest ofOn behalf of-representing; on the part of

• That- refers to people or thingsWhich- refers only to thingsWho- refers only to people

IDIOMSAn expression that has a figurative rather than

literal meaning

Some Idiomatic Expressions

Some Idiomatic Expressions

Some Idiomatic Expressions

Some Idiomatic Expressions

Some Idiomatic Expressions

OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

TRANSITIVE NOUN AND VERB COMBINATIONS

GENDER: Male-Female counterpart

GENDER: Male-Female counterpart