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I see that one ALL THE TIME, drives me nuts. Doesn't anyone read anymore?
Unfortunately, even for those that do read, not everything that is printed is correctly written. I read a book recently that used the word "Trusty" in place of "Trustee." It took me a little while to figure out what was meant.
Here's one for you: Irregardless. How many times have you heard that word? The correct word is regardless, meaning "heedless" or "in spite of everything".
i.e. He gives kudos to his musicians regardless of how they perform.
Levy is to impose (as a tax) or to conscript (as an army)
Levee is an earthen embankment, frequently built to hold back flood waters.
While both are pronounced the same way, they certainly have distinct meanings. Unfortunately, Spell Check isn't helpful for the misused word as long as it is a word.
Unfortunately, even for those that do read, not everything that is printed is correctly written. I read a book recently that used the word "Trusty" in place of "Trustee." It took me a little while to figure out what was meant.
Actually, "trusty" is a word in the prison lexicon which denotes a convict who can be trusted is granted special privileges.
A "trustee" is someone who holds property or title to a property in trust for another.
If your book had to do with incarceration, "trusty" may have been the right word.
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--One of my pet peeves is the misuse of the word "between." It is "I will keep this a secret between the two of us." or "I will divide this cake among the three of us." Use "among" when there are three or more people/objects and "between" when there are two.
--I sometimes see "If worse comes to worse." I think it's "if worse comes to worst."
--And one of my favorites: "Bring the boxes to my husband and I." no, No, NO! It's "Bring the boxes to my husband and me." If you do not know the grammar rules about objects of prepositions then just drop the word husband and try it out. You would not say, "Bring the boxes to I." It would be "Bring the boxes to me." Therefore, it is "Bring the boxes to my husband and me." This is my favorite because people are trying to sound intelligent by using the word "I" but they are using it incorrectly.
"He's taller than me" or "She was a better runner than me." Can't stand it and you see it all over this forum.
It's correct, as is "He's taller than I." The first uses "me" as the direct object of the preposition "than," and the second implies "am" ("He's taller than I [am]"). It's matter of personal style.
My husband and I are on opposite sides on this one. Potato/potahto.
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