Commonly Misused Words and Confusingly Related Words
COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS
The following list of commonly misused words was initially prepared by
the Iowa Experiment Station Publications at Iowa State University, and was
modified by the editors of the Journal of Mammalogy.
The following is example of commonly misused words with simple definition
Affect, Effect
Affect is usually a verb meaning ti influence
Ex : The drug did not affect the disease
Effect can also be a verb meaning to bring about
Ex : Only the president can effect such a dramatic change
Ascent, Assent
Ascent - climb
Ex : The plane's ascent made my ears pop
Assent - agreement
Ex : The Goerge assented to undergo experiments
All Ready, Already
All Ready - prepared
Ex : Dinner was all ready when the guests arrived
Already - entirely
Ex : The turkey was already burned when the guests arrived
Capital, Capitol
Capital - seat of goverment also financial resources
Ex : The capital of virginia is richmond
Capitol - the actual building in which the legislative body meets
Ex : The governor announced his resignation in a speech given at the capitol today
Climactic, Climatic
Climactic - is derived from climax, the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events
Ex : The climactic period in the dinosaurs reign was reached
Climatic - is derived from climate
Ex : just before severe climatic conditions brought on the ice age
Speak, Talk
Speak – is used in formal situations
Ex : Sorry Sir, I can’t speak Thailand
Talk - is used in Informal situations
Ex : Don't talk about it. Hey stop talking Mr. William is giving a speech
Choose, Select
Choose - used to choose between two things
Ex : Which want do you want to choose? milshake or ice tea?
Select - used to choose between a lot of things
Ex : Let's select the most smart man in this class
Remind, Remember
Remind - means of reminding (make people remember)
Ex : Remind me to buy parfume the room
Remember - mean recall (recall a thing)
Ex : I don't remember anything about the accident
Ride, Drive
Ride - means driving by sitting on it
Ex : Today, I want to ride a horse
Drive - means to drive by sitting in the vehicle
Ex : Can you drive a motorcycle?
Live, Stay
Live - (long)
Ex : I've lived here for more than 5 years
Stay - (short time)
Ex : I will stay at the hotel three days
REFERENCES :
Affect, Effect
Affect is usually a verb meaning ti influence
Ex : The drug did not affect the disease
Effect can also be a verb meaning to bring about
Ex : Only the president can effect such a dramatic change
Ascent, Assent
Ascent - climb
Ex : The plane's ascent made my ears pop
Assent - agreement
Ex : The Goerge assented to undergo experiments
All Ready, Already
All Ready - prepared
Ex : Dinner was all ready when the guests arrived
Already - entirely
Ex : The turkey was already burned when the guests arrived
Capital, Capitol
Capital - seat of goverment also financial resources
Ex : The capital of virginia is richmond
Capitol - the actual building in which the legislative body meets
Ex : The governor announced his resignation in a speech given at the capitol today
Climactic, Climatic
Climactic - is derived from climax, the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events
Ex : The climactic period in the dinosaurs reign was reached
Climatic - is derived from climate
Ex : just before severe climatic conditions brought on the ice age
CONFUSINGLY RELATED WORDS
Speak, Talk
Speak – is used in formal situations
Ex : Sorry Sir, I can’t speak Thailand
Talk - is used in Informal situations
Ex : Don't talk about it. Hey stop talking Mr. William is giving a speech
Choose, Select
Choose - used to choose between two things
Ex : Which want do you want to choose? milshake or ice tea?
Select - used to choose between a lot of things
Ex : Let's select the most smart man in this class
Remind, Remember
Remind - means of reminding (make people remember)
Ex : Remind me to buy parfume the room
Remember - mean recall (recall a thing)
Ex : I don't remember anything about the accident
Ride, Drive
Ride - means driving by sitting on it
Ex : Today, I want to ride a horse
Drive - means to drive by sitting in the vehicle
Ex : Can you drive a motorcycle?
Live, Stay
Live - (long)
Ex : I've lived here for more than 5 years
Stay - (short time)
Ex : I will stay at the hotel three days
REFERENCES :
http://wsuonline.weber.edu/wrh/words.htm
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