We are compiling a list of words that are often mistaken for one another in writing. Each pair or group has its own forum thread, with links provided below. This list is in alphabetical order, and word pairs that begin with different letters may be listed twice. It will be updated as more threads are added.
ZhiBike is the product [URL=]Bike Trials[/URL] of [URL=]Bike Trial Seller[/URL] our sales agents, there are a variety of the latest style in 2009, including Forks, Stems, Bashrings, [URL=]Bike Store[/URL] Cranks(158m), Cranks(170m), Handlebars, Hub(Front,Disc), [URL=]Bike Shop[/URL] Frames(20), Frames(26) and more. Welcome to our web site
Not really a pair, but the misuse of "myself" when "me" is correct runs rampant in the world. The easy way I remember the correct way to use either one is this: mentally strip away everything but the subject and the verb and use "myself" and then "me" in the sentence or phrase in question - usually the absurdity of the "myself" usage punches you in the nose.
Example from a story on Lush (not picking on anyone, there's plenty everywhere...):
"This story was co-written by X and myself....
That is an incorrect usage of "myself". Most people only get into this pickle when they use "myself" in this kind of tandem pairing - "X and myself".
Strip it down to this: "This story was written by myself" - that should immediately just sound and look wrong to you. The story was written by me.
Try it and see if it helps!
Best of all would be to throw the passive voice under the bus and write it this way: X and I wrote this story. Shorter. Punchier.
And re my immediate prior post - best of all would be to throw the passive voice under the bus and write it this way: X and I wrote this story. Shorter. Punchier.
Maybe Lush could start a competition for a story in which you must correctly use all of the listed commonly misused words AND make it hot...grammarians around the world would have an excuse to get off again, and again, and again.
and not the whitish color. The frequent misuse is in the phrase "beyond the pale" (correct) - "beyond the pail" (incorrect - that's just the other side of a bucket).
"mephitic" Adjective: (esp. of a gas or vapor) Foul-smelling; noxious. It's not on Lush, it's on another site and the author is using clinic terms for every body part and function. It's a tad jarring, "meatus," "emission," "frenulum," so on. I like to use some of those words but all and only them is jarring. Funny.
grisly/grizzly
obtuse/abstruse
to/too
we're/were
bare/bear - it always makes me giggle when i see "please bare with us"
Warning: The opinions above are those of an anonymous individual on the internet. They are opinions, unless they're facts. They may be ill-informed, out of touch with reality or just plain stupid. They may contain traces of irony. If reading these opinions causes you to be become outraged or you start displaying the symptoms of outrage, stop reading them immediately. If symptoms persist, consult a psychiatrist.
I'm not sure if this qualifies or not, but I've seen this odd phonetic swap quite a few times:
wants/once
Also:
quiet/quite comes to mind if it hasn't already been mentioned.
The reviews are in. Here's what people are saying about FicklePickleTickle: "BestCukeOnTheVine" - LusciousLola.
"Pickle juice rocks!" - curiousbutterfly.
"Pickles is really a jalapeño" - sw33tang3l
"Will someone make that guy sit down, my kids can't see the movie?!?" - Some guy in at the theater.
"Shouldn't he be wearing clothes if he's going to be in the wedding?" - Your mom.
"If FTP Eats A Pickle, Is That Cannibalism? " Nikki703 "FTP makes me wet. . ." - imhapless.
"Always thought he was dill but he's actually a sweet pickle." - kinkygirl.
Fugs xoxoxo
