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Poet deVine
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0 posted 2000-12-05 11:43 PM



What word(s) are used incorrectly most often in writing or speaking?

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1 posted 2000-12-06 12:26 PM


Some that I notice most often in writing are -

your - you're
are - our
then - than
Phew ! - Whew ! (especially noted in replies)

*I'm sure I'll come up with some more.
Great topic.


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Romy
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2 posted 2000-12-06 01:10 AM


How about,

breath/breathe
bizarre/bazaar
accept/except
woman/women
it’s/its
complement/compliment
allusion/illusion
advice/advise

Christopher
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Purgatorial Incarceration
3 posted 2000-12-06 01:57 PM


elusive / illusive
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