PDF dictionary

[Awesome]

Let's make a repository of words that are repeatedly used incorrectly or repeatedly contain typos and let's do it without pointing fingers at anyone.


To start it all off

Persecute

per·se·cute/

Verb:

Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, esp. because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Harass or annoy (someone) persistently.

Prosecute

pros·e·cute/

Verb:

Institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization): "they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway".

Institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offense): "the state's attorney's office decided this was a case worth prosecuting".

 

[Peregrine]

To correct a common grammatical error. Always use present form of the verb after ''DID'' e.g Did you write this(Correct), Did u wrote this(incorrect).

 

[kobiraaz]

loose / lose ! Common mistake.

 

[darkinsky]

im in english class

and i hate english class

 

[Windjammer]

Then.....Than
Weather ......whether
Lose.....Loose
Wait....Weight.

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

There/Their

 

[lem34]

I as many others are heavily reliant on spell checker and sometimes when in a hurry spellchecker can pick out the wrong word

 

[Roybot]

C'mon as in short for Come on, not "common"

 

[Developereo]

its v/s it's

I have to double check all the time and doubtless get it wrong when I get careless.

The other fun one is 'fewer' (countable items) v/s 'less' (uncountable): To drink less cola, drink fewer cans.

 

[Tacit Wave]

Woman (singular)
Women (plural). Womens is wrong.

 

[RazPaK]

Wahabi Muslims.

 

[Skallagrim]

trial:

-the act of testing something;
-(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law


trail:

-chase
-get behind
-track

 

[Patriot]

Bending Over - The act of messing up, screwing up, letting someone take advantage of you, etc.
e.g
NS to Indians: Pakistan will withdraw unilaterally from Siachen.
Asim Aquil: NS is bending over to Indians.

 

[SpArK]

Bending Over - The act of messing up, screwing up, letting someone take advantage of you, etc.
e.g
NS to Indians: Pakistan will withdraw unilaterally from Siachen.
Asim Aquil: NS is bending over to Indians.

I thought the word means.. ahh forget it...

language is evolving..darwin missed it.

 

[Avisheik]

MY turn

Beer- alcoholic beverage

Bear- an animal

Bear- hold up, carry, or support.