Don't say that, Do say this Differ v Defer vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Those two things defer from each other Do say this: Those two things differ from each other spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Your right v. you're right vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "Your right" when you mean "you are correct." "You're right" when you mean "you are entitled to do that." Do say this: "It's your right to do that" "You're right about that." spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Partake v Take Part vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Partake in Do say this: Partake of or Take part in spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png " They both received 6 months each." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: " They both received 6 months each." Do say this: They received six months each or they both received six months spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Female stewards v Stewardesses vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Female stewards Do say this: Stewardesses spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png step change v change vspace_10px.png Don't say that: step change Do say this: change, or significant change spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Messers v messrs. vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Messers Do say this: Messrs. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png acclimate v acclimatise vspace_10px.png Don't say that: acclimate Do say this: acclimatise spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png "based in" v "from" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: based in Do say this: from, in or at spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Historic v Historical vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Historic when you mean, simply, that it happened in the past Do say this: Historical spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png extort him v extort from him vspace_10px.png Don't say that: extort him Do say this: extort from him spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Extorter v extortionist vspace_10px.png Don't say that: extorter Do say this: extortionist spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png partaking v taking part vspace_10px.png Don't say that: partaking Do say this: taking part spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Dear Lovelies v Dear Sirs vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Dear Lovelies Do say this: Dear Sirs spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png weary v wary vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "Some people are weary of the new ideas" Do say this: "Some people are wary of the new ideas" spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next › last »
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