100 Common Usage Problems

8/9/2019 100 Common Usage Problems

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Hidden

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COMMON USAGEPROBLEMS


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(1) a, an

A- article sed !e"#re c#ns#nants#nds

AN- article sed !e"#re $#%els#nds

H,O, and U &a' a$e eiter a$#%el s#nd #r a c#ns#nants#nd


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(*) acce+t, ece+t

ACCEP- $er!

- t# recei$eE.CEP- +re+#siti#n

- lea$in/ #t


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(0) accse, alle/e

ACCUSE-t# !la&e

ALLEGE- t# clai&s#&etin/ tat as n#t!een +r#$ed


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() ada+t, ad#+t

A2AP- t#

can/eA2OP- t# take as

#ne3s #%n


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(4) ad$ice, ad$ise

A256CE- a n#n

- an #+ini#nA256SE- a $er!

- t# /i$e an #+ini#nt#


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(7) a8ect, e8ect

A99EC-a $er!

- t# in:enceE99EC- a n#n

- reslt


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(?) ain3t- C#ntracti#n #" AM NO

-N#t c#nsideredacce+ta!le standardEn/lis


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(@) all#t, a l#t, al#t- ALLO-$ t# -di$ide in

+arts

- A LO-in"#r&al e+ressi#n

- a /reat &an'

- ALO- s#ld ne$er !e sed


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(1) All read',

alread'- ALL REA2=

- adecti$e

- read'

- ALREA2=

- ad$er! - !' #r!e"#re tis ti&e


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(11) All ri/t,

alri/t ALR6GH is a n#n

standard s+ellin/ Use ALL R6GH in '#r%ritin/


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(1*) All t#/eter,

alt#/eterALL OGEHER

- All at #nceALOGEHER

- c#&+letel', in all


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(10) AM, PM

AM- #rs !e"#re n##n

PM- #rs a"ter n##n

2# n#t se #r


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(1) an/, !et%een

AMONG

- al%a's i&+lies tree #r re

BEEEN- /enerall' sed %it st t%#tin/s


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(14) ant, n&!er

AMOUN- se %itDantities tat can3t !ec#nted

NUMBER-se %it tin/s

tat can !e c#nted


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(17) ani#s

-&eans ORR6E2, UNEAS=,9EAR9UL

-2# n#t se it as as!stitte "#r EAGER


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(1;) an'#ne, an' #ne,

e$er'#ne, e$er' #ne

AN=ONE- an' +ers#n

AN= ONE-an' sin/le +ers#nE5ER=ONE-e$er' +ers#n

E5ER= ONE-e$er' sin/le

+ers#n


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(1?) An'%a', an'%ere,e$er'%ere, n#%ere,s#&e%ere

- ese ad$er!s s#ldne$er end in S


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(1@) as- 2# n#t se tis

c#nncti#n t# &ean #r


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(*) As t#AS O is a%k%ard

Re+lace it %it ABOU


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(*1) at-2# n#t se A a"ter

HERE Si&+l' eli&inateA


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(**) at a!#t- A$#id sin/ A %it

ABOU- Eli&inate A #r ABOU


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(*0) a%"l,

a%"ll'A9UL

- etre&el' !ad- ins+irin/ "ear

A9ULL=- $er'


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(*) a%ile,

a %ileAH6LE-ad$er!

- "#r a %ileA H6LE

- articleFn#n-sed a"ter


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(*4) !eat, %in

BEA

- t# #$erc#&e an #++#nent

6N

- t# acie$e

$ict#r' in


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(*7) !ecase

- 2# n#t se BECAUSE

a"ter HE REASON


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(*;) Bein/ as, !ein/

tat-A$#id sin/ tesee+ressi#ns

-Use S6NCE #r BECAUSE


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(*?) !eside,

!esidesBES62E

-at te side #"BES62ES

-in additi#n t#


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(*@) !l#nd,

!l#ndeBLON2

-re"ers t# &aleBLON2E

- re"ers t# "e&ale


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(0) !rin/, take

BR6NG

-t# carr' "r#& a distant +lace t#

a nearer #neAE

-t# carr' "r#& a near +lace t# a

distant +lace


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(0*) !rst, !st,

!stedBURS

-+resent, +ast, +ast +articleBUS BUSE2

-n#nstandard "#r&s


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(00) Bt %at

-2# n#t se BU

HA-Use HA


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(0)can, &a'

CAN

-t# a$e a!ilit' t#MA=

-t# a$e +er&issi#n t#


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(04) can3t el+ !t

-n#nstandard e+ressi#n

-se CAN3 HELPF/ernd


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(07) cli++ed %#rds

P#ne- tele+#ne

G'&- /'&nasi&

P#t#-+#t#/ra+


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(0;) c#nde&n,

c#nd#neCON2EMN

-str#n/ disa++r#$alCON2ONE

-t# +ard#n #r #$erl##k


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(0?)c#ntinal,

c#ntin#sCON6NUAL

- Occrrin/ a/ain and a/ain insccessi#n

CON6NUOUS

-#ccrrin/ %it#t interr+ti#n


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(0@)2i8erent "r#&,di8erent tan

2699EREN 9ROM is+re"erred


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() d#esn3t, d#n3t

2# n#t se 2ON3 %ittird +ers#n sin/lars!ects

Use 2OESN3 instead


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(1)d#ne-+ast +artici+le #" 2O

-it s#ld al%a's "#ll#% ael+in/ $er!


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(*) d#$e-+ast tense #" 265E !t is

c#nsidered UNACCEPABLE-Use 265E2 instead


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(0) 2e t#-&eans


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() 2e t# te "act

tat

-Re+lace tis %it S6NCE #rBECAUSE


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(4) Eac #ter, #ne

an#ter-sall' intercan/ea!le

EACH OHER-re"erence t# #nl' t%#

ONE ANOHER

-re"erence t# re tan t%#


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(7)e&i/rate,

i&&i/rateEM6GRAE

-t# lea$e a c#ntr' "#r a ne%residenc'

6MM6GRAE

-t# enter a c#ntr' t# esta!lis aresidenc'


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(;)entsed,

entsiastic

ENHUS6AS6C &st !e

sed


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(?)"arter, "rter9ARHER

-re"ers t# distance9URHER

-&eans #r


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(@)"e%er, less9EER

-%it tin/s tat can !e c#ntedLESS

-%it Dantities tat can3t !e

c#nted


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(4)"#r&er, latter

9ORMER

-re"ers t# te Irst #" t%#

+re$i#sl' &enti#ned ite&s

LAER

-re"ers t# te sec#nd #" te t%#


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Ri/t

#r

r#n/


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He is an

ist#r'teacer


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e sc##l %illece+t a++licati#ns

ntil t#rr#%


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Ana ada+ted astra' d#/


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Pessi&is&a//ra$ates+r#!le&s


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He &a' rt &e, !t6 %ill l#$e '#

an'%a'


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C#rrect Me, 63&

r#n/


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e Rise "r#&Mistake


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Pr#cedreJ ink #" te !i//est &istake

'#3$e e$er d#ne in '#r li"e

rite a st#r' #" it andnarrate te %a's '# did t#&ake '#r &istake ri/t


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Use at least 1 %#rds tatare discssed in #r

less#n and se te&a++r#+riatel'

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