Don't say that, Do say this Don't say "I hadn't ... yet," say "I hadn't.. before then" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: I hadn't ... yet Do say this: I hadn't.. before then spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "gifted." Do say "gave." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Gifted, in the sense of made a gift of something. Do say this: Gave. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "car tire," do say "car tyre" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "Tire" in the context of the black things that fit the wheels of a vehicle Do say this: "Tyre" spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "debut...again," say "repeat" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Debut ... again Do say this: Repeat or a similar expression spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "partake in," do say "take part in" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Partake in Do say this: Take part in spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "request for." Do say "request" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Request for Example: request for a receipt. Do say this: Request Example: request a receipt. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "hold down the fort." Do say "hold the fort." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Hold down the fort Do say this: Hold the fort spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "peaked," do say "piqued." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "Peaked" when you mean something made you interested Do say this: "Piqued." Yes, they sound the same but they mean something entirely different. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "partake," do say "take part" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Partake Do say this: Take part spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "reputed," do say "reputable" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Reputed Do say this: reputable of good repute of good reputation well regarded spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "burglarized," say "burgled." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Burglarized Burglarised Burglarize Burglarise Do say this: Burgled Burgle spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "the exact same." Do say "exactly the same." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: The exact same for example, I had the exact same thing Do say this: Exactly the same for example, mine was exactly the same. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "coverage," do say "cover." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Coverage, when referring to insurance e.g. Obamacare, "The Affordable Care Act" or the Trump-backed version, American Health Care Act (AHCA) Do say this: Cover. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "scarfing," do say "scoffing" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Scarfing Do say this: Scoffing spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "two times closer." Do say.. actually, who knows what the writer meant? vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Two times closer Do say this: Who knows what the writer meant spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »
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