Author V C Willow
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Words that are commonly misused that drive #writers mad:

Emigration
Irregardless
Disinterested
Adverse
Affect
Assure
For all intensive purposes
Honed in
Accept
Appraise
Principal
Baited breath
Bemused
Capital versus capitol
Data
Elicit
Literally

Have you got any that gets on your hackles? 😊😉
04:29 PM - Dec 25, 2023
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John Bolton's Mustache™️☑️
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In response to Author V C Willow.
Comingle. Sadly, both comingle and irregardless are words.
04:35 PM - Dec 25, 2023
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Milo Velimirović
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In response to Author V C Willow.
It most assuredly is a word. It's just not one that should be used if one wishes to appear to be educated.
04:55 PM - Dec 25, 2023
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Author V C Willow
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In response to Milo Velimirović.
Unfortunately, some people think usage negates grammatical correctness. Too many people are willing to say with their whole chests they're uneducated.

This is a hill I'll die on. Change of language usage is ≠ as repeated use of a grammatical redundancy.

Happy boxing day to you and yours x
08:43 AM - Dec 26, 2023 (Edited)
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