Results: Words you Might Not Realize You Use Incorrectly -- This One's For You, Grammar Police!
Published on 07/03/2014
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Some of us get pretty upset when people mix up 'Your" and "You're" or "Fewer" and "Less" but these words EVEN those people often use incorrectly. How many of these words are words that you use incorrectly? (Warning: This survey exceeds five question). And for those of you who care, or are curious, the very first comment from me will tell you the answers. Have fun! First off, the word "Ironic"...does it mean...
Something cosmically lousy or funny that happened to you.
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An occurrence that is the opposite of what you’d expect.
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How about "effect"...does it mean... To cause or to induce something to happen, like change
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The outcome of a cause, like a “Cause and Effect” situation
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How about "disinterested"...does it mean... Uninterested, as in “bored” by the outcome or something
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Impartial, not influenced by the outcome of something.
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How about "instant"...does it mean... Very quickly, with lightning speed
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A specific point in time.
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How about "enormity"...does it mean... Enormousness
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A profoundly evil or immoral act
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How about "chronic"...does it mean... Severe or intense
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A condition or state that lasts for a protracted period
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Here's one most of us misuse, myself included..."i.e." ...does it mean... For example
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In other words
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How about "decimate"...does it mean... To completely wipe out or annihilate
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To eradicate ten percent
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How about this one, another very common misused word..."nauseous"...does it mean... Feeling sick to one’s stomach
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Causing the feelings of sickness and nausea
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And finally, this word, probably one of the most common misused words..." Irregardless"...does it mean... Regardless
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Nothing, because it is not a word!!
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