Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Not Lay)
Ever heard the expression, “Let sleeping dogs lie”? Everyone I’ve ever known to say or write that sentence seemed perfectly willing to let sleeping dogs […]
Tag: proper word usage
Head Honcho / Honcho
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: HEAD HONCHO / HONCHO […]
Hardly / Never Hardly / Not Hardly
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: HARDLY / NEVER HARDLY […]
Anxious / Eager
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ANXIOUS / EAGER Many […]
Also / Too
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALSO / TOO One […]
All Together / Altogether
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALL TOGETHER / ALTOGETHER […]
All Right / Alright
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALL RIGHT / ALRIGHT […]
Wanton / Wonton
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: WANTON / WONTON This […]
Try And / Try To
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: TRY AND / TRY […]
Farther / Further
As usual — dare I say “as always”? — the big winner for the most misused word I noticed in my reading this year was […]