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Hidden
Mistake
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COMMON USAGEPROBLEMS
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(1) a, an
A- article sed !e"#re c#ns#nants#nds
AN- article sed !e"#re $#%els#nds
H,O, and U &a' a$e eiter a$#%el s#nd #r a c#ns#nants#nd
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(*) acce+t, ece+t
ACCEP- $er!
- t# recei$eE.CEP- +re+#siti#n
- lea$in/ #t
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(0) accse, alle/e
ACCUSE-t# !la&e
ALLEGE- t# clai&s#&etin/ tat as n#t!een +r#$ed
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() ada+t, ad#+t
A2AP- t#
can/eA2OP- t# take as
#ne3s #%n
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(4) ad$ice, ad$ise
A256CE- a n#n
- an #+ini#nA256SE- a $er!
- t# /i$e an #+ini#nt#
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(7) a8ect, e8ect
A99EC-a $er!
- t# in:enceE99EC- a n#n
- reslt
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(?) ain3t- C#ntracti#n #" AM NO
-N#t c#nsideredacce+ta!le standardEn/lis
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(@) all#t, a l#t, al#t- ALLO-$ t# -di$ide in
+arts
- A LO-in"#r&al e+ressi#n
- a /reat &an'
- ALO- s#ld ne$er !e sed
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(1) All read',
alread'- ALL REA2=
- adecti$e
- read'
- ALREA2=
- ad$er! - !' #r!e"#re tis ti&e
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(11) All ri/t,
alri/t ALR6GH is a n#n
standard s+ellin/ Use ALL R6GH in '#r%ritin/
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(1*) All t#/eter,
alt#/eterALL OGEHER
- All at #nceALOGEHER
- c#&+letel', in all
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(10) AM, PM
AM- #rs !e"#re n##n
PM- #rs a"ter n##n
2# n#t se #r
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(1) an/, !et%een
AMONG
- al%a's i&+lies tree #r re
BEEEN- /enerall' sed %it st t%#tin/s
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(14) ant, n&!er
AMOUN- se %itDantities tat can3t !ec#nted
NUMBER-se %it tin/s
tat can !e c#nted
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(17) ani#s
-&eans ORR6E2, UNEAS=,9EAR9UL
-2# n#t se it as as!stitte "#r EAGER
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(1;) an'#ne, an' #ne,
e$er'#ne, e$er' #ne
AN=ONE- an' +ers#n
AN= ONE-an' sin/le +ers#nE5ER=ONE-e$er' +ers#n
E5ER= ONE-e$er' sin/le
+ers#n
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(1?) An'%a', an'%ere,e$er'%ere, n#%ere,s#&e%ere
- ese ad$er!s s#ldne$er end in S
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(1@) as- 2# n#t se tis
c#nncti#n t# &ean #r
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(*) As t#AS O is a%k%ard
Re+lace it %it ABOU
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(*1) at-2# n#t se A a"ter
HERE Si&+l' eli&inateA
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(**) at a!#t- A$#id sin/ A %it
ABOU- Eli&inate A #r ABOU
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(*0) a%"l,
a%"ll'A9UL
- etre&el' !ad- ins+irin/ "ear
A9ULL=- $er'
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(*) a%ile,
a %ileAH6LE-ad$er!
- "#r a %ileA H6LE
- articleFn#n-sed a"ter
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(*4) !eat, %in
BEA
- t# #$erc#&e an #++#nent
6N
- t# acie$e
$ict#r' in
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(*7) !ecase
- 2# n#t se BECAUSE
a"ter HE REASON
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(*;) Bein/ as, !ein/
tat-A$#id sin/ tesee+ressi#ns
-Use S6NCE #r BECAUSE
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(*?) !eside,
!esidesBES62E
-at te side #"BES62ES
-in additi#n t#
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(*@) !l#nd,
!l#ndeBLON2
-re"ers t# &aleBLON2E
- re"ers t# "e&ale
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(0) !rin/, take
BR6NG
-t# carr' "r#& a distant +lace t#
a nearer #neAE
-t# carr' "r#& a near +lace t# a
distant +lace
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(0*) !rst, !st,
!stedBURS
-+resent, +ast, +ast +articleBUS BUSE2
-n#nstandard "#r&s
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(00) Bt %at
-2# n#t se BU
HA-Use HA
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(0)can, &a'
CAN
-t# a$e a!ilit' t#MA=
-t# a$e +er&issi#n t#
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(04) can3t el+ !t
-n#nstandard e+ressi#n
-se CAN3 HELPF/ernd
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(07) cli++ed %#rds
P#ne- tele+#ne
G'&- /'&nasi&
P#t#-+#t#/ra+
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(0;) c#nde&n,
c#nd#neCON2EMN
-str#n/ disa++r#$alCON2ONE
-t# +ard#n #r #$erl##k
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(0?)c#ntinal,
c#ntin#sCON6NUAL
- Occrrin/ a/ain and a/ain insccessi#n
CON6NUOUS
-#ccrrin/ %it#t interr+ti#n
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(0@)2i8erent "r#&,di8erent tan
2699EREN 9ROM is+re"erred
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() d#esn3t, d#n3t
2# n#t se 2ON3 %ittird +ers#n sin/lars!ects
Use 2OESN3 instead
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(1)d#ne-+ast +artici+le #" 2O
-it s#ld al%a's "#ll#% ael+in/ $er!
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(*) d#$e-+ast tense #" 265E !t is
c#nsidered UNACCEPABLE-Use 265E2 instead
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(0) 2e t#-&eans
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() 2e t# te "act
tat
-Re+lace tis %it S6NCE #rBECAUSE
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(4) Eac #ter, #ne
an#ter-sall' intercan/ea!le
EACH OHER-re"erence t# #nl' t%#
ONE ANOHER
-re"erence t# re tan t%#
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(7)e&i/rate,
i&&i/rateEM6GRAE
-t# lea$e a c#ntr' "#r a ne%residenc'
6MM6GRAE
-t# enter a c#ntr' t# esta!lis aresidenc'
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(;)entsed,
entsiastic
ENHUS6AS6C &st !e
sed
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(?)"arter, "rter9ARHER
-re"ers t# distance9URHER
-&eans #r
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(@)"e%er, less9EER
-%it tin/s tat can !e c#ntedLESS
-%it Dantities tat can3t !e
c#nted
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(4)"#r&er, latter
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-re"ers t# te Irst #" t%#
+re$i#sl' &enti#ned ite&s
LAER
-re"ers t# te sec#nd #" te t%#
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Ri/t
#r
r#n/
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He is an
ist#r'teacer
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e sc##l %illece+t a++licati#ns
ntil t#rr#%
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Ana ada+ted astra' d#/
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Pessi&is&a//ra$ates+r#!le&s
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He &a' rt &e, !t6 %ill l#$e '#
an'%a'
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C#rrect Me, 63&
r#n/
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e Rise "r#&Mistake
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Pr#cedreJ ink #" te !i//est &istake
'#3$e e$er d#ne in '#r li"e
rite a st#r' #" it andnarrate te %a's '# did t#&ake '#r &istake ri/t
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Use at least 1 %#rds tatare discssed in #r
less#n and se te&a++r#+riatel'
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