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Grammar Errors and Goofy Mistakes

We can avoid common blunders.

Opinion page by Duane Alan Hahn.

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I'm bad at spelling and grammar and I need to be constantly reminded of even simple things that will just not sink in, such as remembering the correct usage of lay and lie and were and was. Luckily, many others aren't that great at spelling and grammar either, so it's possible to get away with a lot, but there are some things even they will catch. We can seem smarter than we actually are by avoiding some of the more common mistakes because those are the ones most people will recognize (probably from being yelled at so much in school).

 

 

 

a - an

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a lot < Correct

allot < Correct

alot < Wrong

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accept - except

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affect - effect

For those who only look up the psychiatric version of affect and claim that's the only way to use it, try to remember that affect has two different pronunciations and two different main meanings to go along with those pronunciations. Uh-fekt is different from af-ekt.

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ahead of the curve < Correct

ahead of the curb < Wrong

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all of a sudden < Correct

all of the sudden < Wrong

If you replace that mess with the word suddenly, you won't have to worry about it.

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as well < Correct

aswell < Wrong

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awhile - a while

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barefaced lie < Correct

bald-faced lie < Correct

boldfaced lie < Wrong

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bated breath < Correct

baited breath < Wrong

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boughs of holly < Correct

balls of holly < Wrong

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biding his time < Correct

biting his time < Wrong

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bring - take

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buck naked - butt naked

Why say either? If you were really butt naked, only your butt would be sticking out and that's called mooning. The word naked should be good enough by itself.

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cool, calm, and collected < Correct

cool, calm, and collective < Wrong

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champing at the bit < Correct

chomping at the bit < Wrong

chopping at the bit < Wrong

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chicken pox < Correct

chicken pops < Wrong

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chromosome < Correct

chromosone < Wrong

chromozone < Wrong

chromazone < Wrong

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collard greens < Correct

colored greens < Wrong

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common sense < Correct

command sense < Wrong

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continual - continuous

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could have < Correct

could of < Wrong

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definitely < Correct

definally < Wrong

definately < Wrong

definantly < Wrong

definetly < Wrong

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dependent - dependant

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dog-eat-dog < Correct

doggy dog < Wrong

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due to

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duct tape < Correct

duck tape < Wrong

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egg him on < Correct

edge him on < Wrong

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farther - further

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fathom < Correct

fantom < Wrong

phantom < Wrong

“I can't fathom” means that you can't understand. “I can't phantom” means that you need to look up the word phantom.

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fetal position < Correct

fecal position < Wrong

You can try to get into the fecal position if you want, but you better do it in private so you won't get arrested.

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fewer - less

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for - four - fore

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for all intents and purposes < Correct

for all intensive purposes < Wrong

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fringe benefit < Correct

French benefit < Wrong

A French benefit is something that actually exists, but if you mean a generic additional benefit, then French benefit is wrong.

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good - well

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good riddance < Correct

good riddens < Wrong

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guy wire < Correct

guide wire < Wrong

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here - hear

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in case < Correct

incase < Wrong

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in fact < Correct

infact < Wrong

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innocent bystanders < Correct

innocent bystandards < Wrong

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it was a ruse < Correct

it was a rouge < Wrong

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its - it's

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jibe - jive

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just - only

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kind of - sort of

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lay - lie

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library < Correct

lieberry < Wrong

libary < Wrong

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lose - loose (losing - loosing)

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maybe - may be

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moot point < Correct

mute point < Wrong

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Morse code < Correct

Morris code < Wrong

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nip it in the bud < Correct

nip it in the butt < Wrong

Please do not nip at my butt.

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no one < Correct

noone < Wrong

It's two words, not one. Example: I saw no one at noon.

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old wives' tale < Correct

old wise tale < Wrong

old wives' tail < Wrong

old rice trail < Wrong

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onto - on to

Use onto when you mean “on top of.”

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our - are

The word our as in "give us our freedom" sounds like the word hour. The word are as in "we are free" is pronounced like the letter R. That might help when deciding which word to use.

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perimeter - parameter

If you mean the border, use perimeter. Searching along the border or the edge is searching the perimeter. Parameter is a mathematics and computer science term.

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personal - personnel

If you're talking about people who work for an organization, use personnel.

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Petri dish < Correct

peach tree dish < Wrong

You don't have to go to college to know what a Petri dish is. It also helps if you don't have the I.Q. of a potato.

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precarious situation < Correct

precurious situation < Wrong

procurious situation < Wrong

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probably < Correct

prolly < Wrong

probally < Wrong

probly < Wrong

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regardless < Correct

irregardless < Wrong

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rue the day < Correct

rule the day < Wrong

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same < Correct

exact same < Wrong

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Sanskrit < Correct (talking about the classical language)

Sandskrit < Wrong

Sanscript < Wrong

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sense - since

sence < Wrong

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separate the wheat from the chaff < Correct

separate the wheat from the shaft < Wrong

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small in stature < Correct

small in statute < Wrong

small in statue < Wrong

Instead of saying small in stature, why not say small or short instead?

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so - sew - sow

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spend the night < Correct

spin the night < Wrong

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state of the art < Correct

state of the ark < Wrong

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Star Trek < Correct

Star Track < Wrong

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statute of limitations < Correct

statue of limitations < Wrong

There might be a "statue of limitations" somewhere in the world that pigeons poop on daily, but you probably mean statute, not statue.

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supposed to - used to

supposed to be < Correct

suppose to be < Wrong

so post to be < Wrong

expose to be < Wrong

exposed to be < Wrong

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supposedly < Correct

supposably < Wrong

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take it for granted < Correct

take it for granite < Wrong

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than - then

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their - there - they're

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to - too - two

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versus < Correct

vers < Wrong

verse < Wrong (if you mean “playing in opposition to.”)

verses < Wrong (if you mean “playing in opposition to.”)

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waive your right < Correct

wave your right < Wrong

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were - where - we're - wear

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wheelbarrow < Correct

wheel barrel < Wrong

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whose - who's

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why do < Correct

tell me why < Correct

aware me on < Wrong

aware me about < Wrong

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yeah - yea - yay

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your - you're

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In Case You Didn't Know

 

Trump's Jab = Bad

Did you know that Trump's rushed Operation Warp Speed rona jab has less than one percent overall benefit? Some people call it the depopulation jab and it has many possible horrible side effects (depending on the lot number, concentration, and if it was kept cold). Remember when many Democrats were against Trump's Operation Warp Speed depopulation jab, then they quickly changed their minds when Biden flip-flopped and started pushing it?

 

Some brainwashed rona jab cultists claim that there are no victims of the jab, but person after person will post what the jab did to them, a friend, or a family member on web sites such as Facebook and they'll be lucky if they don't get banned soon after. Posting the truth is “misinformation” don't you know. Awakened sheep might turn into lions, so powerful people will do just about anything to keep the sheep from waking up.

 

Check out these videos:

If You Got the COVID Shot and Aren't Injured, This May Be Why

Thought Experiment: What Happens After the Jab?

The Truth About Polio and Vaccines

What Is Causing the Mysterious Self-Assembling Non-Organic Clots and Sudden Deaths?

Full Video of Tennessee House of Representatives Health Subcommittee Hearing Room 2 (The Doctors Start Talking at 33:28)

 

 

H Word and I Word = Good

Take a look at my page about the famous demonized medicines called The H Word and Beyond. You might also want to look at my page called Zinc and Quercetin. My sister and I have been taking zinc and quercetin since the summer of 2020 in the hopes that they would scare away the flu and other viruses (or at least make them less severe). Here's one more page to check out: My Sister's Experiences With COVID-19.

 

 

B Vitamins = Good

Some people appear to have a mental illness because they have a vitamin B deficiency. For example, the wife of a guy I used to chat with online had severe mood swings which seemed to be caused by food allergies or intolerances. She would became irrational, obnoxious, throw tantrums, and generally act like she had a mental illness. The horrid behavior stopped after she started taking a vitamin B complex. I've been taking Jarrow B-Right (#ad) for many years. It makes me much easier to live with. I wonder how many people with schizophrenia and other mental mental illnesses could be helped by taking a B complex once or twice a day with meals (depending on their weight)?

 

 

Soy = Bad

Unfermented soy is bad!When she stopped eating soy, the mental problems went away.” Fermented soy doesn't bother me, but the various versions of unfermented soy (soy flour, soybean oil, and so on) that are used in all kinds of products these days causes a negative mental health reaction in me that a vitamin B complex can't tame. The sinister encroachment of soy has made the careful reading of ingredients a necessity.

 

I started taking AyaLife (99% Pure CBD oil) as needed in April of 2020. So far it's the only thing that helps my mood when I've mistakenly eaten something that contains soy. AyaLife is THC-free (non-psychoactive) and is made in the USA. I also put a couple dropper fulls under my tongue before leaving the house or if I just need to calm down.

 

It's supposedly common knowledge that constantly angry Antifa-types basically live on soy products. What would happen if they stopped eating and drinking soy sludge and also took a B complex every day? Would a significant number of them become less angry? Would AyaLife CBD oil also help?

 

 

Wheat = Bad

If you are overweight, have type II diabetes, or are worried about the condition of your heart, check out the videos by Ken D Berry, William Davis, and Ivor Cummins. It seems that most people should avoid wheat, not just those who have a wheat allergy or celiac disease. Check out these books: Undoctored (#ad), Wheat Belly (#ad), and Eat Rich, Live Long (#ad).

 

 

Negative Ions = Good

Negative ions are good for us. You might want to avoid positive ion generators and ozone generators. A plain old air cleaner is better than nothing, but one that produces negative ions makes the air in a room fresher and easier for me to breathe. It also helps to brighten my mood.

 

 

Litterbugs = Bad

Never litter. Toss it in the trash or take it home. Do not throw it on the ground. Also remember that good people clean up after themselves at home, out in public, at a campsite and so on. Leave it better than you found it.

 

 

Climate Change Cash Grab = Bad

Seems like more people than ever finally care about water, land, and air pollution, but the climate change cash grab scam is designed to put more of your money into the bank accounts of greedy politicians. Those power-hungry schemers try to trick us with bad data and lies about overpopulation while pretending to be caring do-gooders. Trying to eliminate pollution is a good thing, but the carbon footprint of the average law-abiding human right now is actually making the planet greener instead of killing it.

 

Eliminating farms and ranches, eating bugs, getting locked down in 15-minute cities, owning nothing, using digital currency (with expiration dates) that is tied to your social credit score, and paying higher taxes will not make things better and “save the Earth.” All that stuff is part of an agenda that has nothing to do with making the world a better place for the average person. It's all about control, depopulation, and making things better for the ultra-rich. They just want enough peasants left alive to keep things running smoothly.

 

Watch these two videos for more information:

CO2 is Greening The Earth

The Climate Agenda

 

 

How to Wake Up Normies

Charlie Robinson had some good advice about waking up normies (see the link to the video below). He said instead of verbally unloading or being nasty or acting like a bully, ask the person a question. Being nice and asking a question will help the person actually think about the subject.

 

Interesting videos:

Charlie Robinson Talks About the Best Way to Wake Up Normies

Georgia Guidestones Explained

The Men Who Own Everything

 

Interesting Subjects

How to Present a Numbered List in a Sentence

One way to have a numbered list in a sentence is to put the number in parentheses.

 

Colons, Semicolons and Commas

How to use colons, semicolons and commas.

 

Non-Errors

Those usages people keep telling you are wrong but which are actually standard in English.

 

Top Ten Grammar Myths

Almost everyone believes at least one of these myths.

 

250 Often Confused Words

A list of more than 250 words that speakers and writers of English often confuse.

 

Malaprops and Other Writing Problems

If you want others to treat your work seriously, even if you are an amateur, you must proof-read your work..

 

Wikipedia: Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and Misc

 

Common Words that Sound Alike

 

Plague Words and Phrases

 

Rules for Capitalization

 

32 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Bad

 

21 More Common Phrases Even Smart People Screw Up

 

11 Little-Known Grammatical Errors That Will Shock and Horrify You

 

More Annoying and Overused Phrases Dumb People Say

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