Calvary / Cavalry
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CALVARY / CAVALRY These […]
Tag: misused words
Capital / Capitol
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CAPITAL / CAPITOL A […]
Farther / Further
For the third year in a row, the winner of the most often misused word in 2018 noted in my reading was further to mean farther. FARTHER […]
Burst / Busted
BURST / BUSTED The common misuse here is substitution of the word busted to mean burst. Perhaps the confusion lies in similar definitions for these two verbs (bust, […]
Biannual / Biennial
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: BIANNUAL / BIENNIAL Since […]
Beside / Besides
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: BESIDE / BESIDES As […]
Bare / Bear
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: BARE / BEAR Since […]
Restful / Restive
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: RESTFUL / RESTIVE These […]
Noisome / Noisy
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: NOISOME / NOISY These two […]
Appraise / Apprise / Apprize
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: APPRAISE / APPRISE / […]