Here is a list of commonly misused words or word phrases. The definitions of these words or word phrases may come from Cambridge Dictionaries Online, MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners or Oxford Dictionaries Online.
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steal, steel
Which should you use, steal or steel ? The verb steal means to take something without permission. The verb steel oneself means to get oneself ready...
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stationary, stationery
Which should you use, stationary or stationery ? The adjective stationary means not moving or not changing. Stationery is an uncountable noun meaning...
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southward, southwards
Which should you use, southward or southwards ? The adjective southward means toward the south. The adverb is southwards or southward . Incorrect: A...
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sound asleep, soundly asleep
Which should you use, sound asleep or soundly asleep ? The expression sound asleep means completely asleep. There is an unidiomatic -ly in soundly...
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some time, sometime
Which should you use, some time or sometime ? Sometime is an adverb meaning at a time in the future or the past that is not known or not stated. Some...
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sole, soul
Which should you use, sole or soul ? The adjective sole means one and only. The noun soul means the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or...
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so, so as
Which should you use, so or so as ? In older English, so was commonly before an infinitive. Now so as is preferred because it brings out the idea of...
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simple, simply
Which should you use, simple or simply ? The adjective simple may mean easy to understand or do, plain, straightforward, or ordinary. The adverb...
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similar to, similar with
Which should you use, similiar to or similiar with ? The adjective similar means looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same. Similar takes...
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sight, site
Which should you use, sight or site ? The noun sight may mean the ability to see or something that is in view. A site is a place where something will...
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