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hardly never
HARDLY NEVER
HARDLY EVER
The expression is “hardly ever."
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heading
HEADING/BOUND
If ... imposed.
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he don’t
HE DO...
... day."
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heighth
HEIGHTH
HEIGHT
“Width” has a TH at the end, so why doesn’t “height"? In fact it ... definitely unhip.
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hisself
HISSELF
HIMSELF
In some dialects people say “hisself” for “himself,” but...
... this.
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factoid
FACTOID
The “-oid” ending in English is normally added to a word to indicate that an item ...
altogether.
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expresses that
EXPRESSES THAT
SAYS THAT
“In her letter Jane expresses that she is gett...
... it too.
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firey
FIREY
FIERY
It’s “fire,” so why isn’t it “firey”? If you listen closely, you hear that ... double sound.
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50’s
50’s
’50s
There’s no requirement for the apostrophe before the “S” in decade names l...
...
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foul/fowl
FOUL/FOWL
A chicken is a fowl. A poke in the eye is a foul.
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Frankenstein
FRANKENSTEIN
"Frankenstein" ... a book.
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fo...
... any kind.
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gild
GILD/GUILD
You gild an object by covering it with gold; you can join an organization like ... “gender.”
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from the beginning of time
FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME
ANYTHING MORE SPECIFIC
Stephen Hawk...
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government
GOVERNMENT
Be careful to pronounce the first “N” in “government.”
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graduate
GRADUATE
GRADUATE ... “
drank/drunk.”
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had ought
HAD OUGHT
OUGHT
Just say “she ought to come in before she drowns,” not “had ought.”
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greatful
GREATFUL
GRATEFUL
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hangar/hanger
HANGAR/HANGER
You park your plane in a hangar but hang up your slacks on a hanger.
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... procedures.”
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hoi polloi
HOI POLLOI
Hoi polloi is Greek for “the common people,” but it is often misused ... English.
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home page
HOME PAGE
On the World Wide Web, a “home page” is normally the first page...
... reason.)
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foot/feet
FOOT/FEET
You can use eight-foot boards to side a house, but “foot” is correct only ... feet away.
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flounder/founder
FLOUNDER/FOUNDER
As a verb, “founder” means “to fill with water and sink.” ....