Commonly mispronounced words
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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
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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
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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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