Have You Been Fooled by These Most Misunderstood Words in English?

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1. Linda Luke says

   January 29, 2013 at 8:10 pm

   Thanks for the reminder. This post reminds me of when I was in Toastmasters and we had the word of the day. I plan on playing with these, and thanks to you, I will be confident that I am using them correctly.

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   • Flora says

     January 30, 2013 at 8:50 pm

     Hi Linda.

     We all need reminding of these culprits. I’m glad that Grammar Net made this infographic available.
2. Roz says

   January 30, 2013 at 4:19 am

   Flora
   Thanks for posting this. It is a wonderful reminder. There are words that I have misused and some I haven’t used. LOL

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   • Flora says

     January 30, 2013 at 8:49 pm

     Hi Roz,

     You’re welcome. It’s easy to get tripped up by words like these that are used incorrectly over and over. We lose sight of the correct meanings until they are called back to our attention.
3. Roz says

   January 31, 2013 at 12:30 am

   Hi Flora
   thanks for the reply.
   FYI. I am currently living in France and today I am attending a lecture sponsored by the American Women’s Group of Montpellier. It’s a group that meets in the South of France. Today’s lecture is on Writing Your Own Book. There’s certain to be women in the meeting that could use your services. Hope it’s ok if I refer them to your http://www.florabrown.com site.
   BTW I am friends with your friend Shirley in New Jersey.

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   • Flora says

     February 3, 2013 at 12:27 pm

     Hi Roz,

     I’m so fascinated with your adventures in France. Look for an email from me to get more details.

     Thank you in advance for sharing my services with any who can benefit.
4. Lisa says

   February 12, 2013 at 2:34 pm

   Hi Flora,
   Thanks for this post. Yep, I was thinking I was sooo good, then precocious got me!
   Lisa

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   • Flora says

     February 12, 2013 at 3:52 pm

     Hi Lisa,

     No worries. At least one word on this list snared many overly-confident English speakers
5. Galen Pearl says

   March 18, 2013 at 5:30 pm

   I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t really know what “moot” meant. Don’t tell anyone that I’m a lawyer and should know this one!! Great list. I will be more careful with these words thanks to you.

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   • Flora says

     March 25, 2013 at 2:27 pm

     Hi Galen,

     Sh-h-h! Your secret is safe with me. Not to worry. You’re not alone. Everyone who reads that list comes up short on at least one of the words.