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Commonly mispronounced words
see more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html
| affadavit |
foliage |
prerogative |
| Antarctic |
regardless |
peremptory |
| athlete |
jewelry |
recur |
| barbiturate |
lambaste |
sherbet |
| cavalry |
liable |
spay |
| champ at the bit |
miniature |
supremacist |
| dilate |
moot |
tack |
| diphtheria |
mischievous |
take for granted |
| espresso |
nuclear |
Tijuana |
| et cetera |
nuptial |
triathlon |
| founder |
orient |
verbiage |
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Commonly misspelled words
see more at http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html
| accommodate |
amateur |
bellwether |
| changeable |
collectible |
daiquiri |
| discipline |
drunkenness |
dumbbell |
| embarrass |
harass |
inoculate |
| jewelry |
judgment |
liaison |
| maneuver |
memento |
miniature |
| minuscule |
mischievous |
misspell |
| occurrence |
pastime |
perseverance |
| playwright |
precede |
privilege |
| questionnaire |
recommend |
rhyme |
| sergeant |
supersede |
weird |
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Some usage errors
see more at http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html
| incorrect |
correct |
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| begs the question |
raises the question |
begging the questions is a specific forensic
device--look it up |
| soothe the savage beast |
soothe the savage breast |
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| chomping at the bit |
champing at the bit |
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| the maddening crowd |
the madding crowd |
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| spitting image |
spit and image |
from "spirit and image" |
| a momento from the trip |
memento |
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