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gild GILD/GUILD You gild an object by covering it with gold; you can join an organization like the Theatre Guild. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/gild.html03/09/2005 15:38:09 god GOD When “God” is the name of a god, as in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (“Allah” is just Arabic for “God,” and many modern Muslims translate the name when writing in English), it needs to be capitalized like any other name. When it is used as a generic term, as in “He looks like a Greek god,” it is not capitalized. If you see the word rendered “G*d” or “G-d” it’s not an error, but a Jewish writer reverently following the Orthodox prohibition against spelling out the name of the deity in full. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/god.html03/09/2005 15:38:09 goes GOES “So he goes, “I thought your birthday was tomorrow,” and I’m—like— ”well, duh!” “Perhaps this bizarre pattern developed in analogy to childish phrases such as “the cow goes ” moo” ” and “the piggy goes ” oink, oink” .” Is there any young person unaware that the use of “go” to mean “say” drives most adults crazy? Granted, it’s deliberate slang rather than an involuntary error; but if you get into the habit of using it all the time, you may embarrass yourself in front of a class by saying something witless like “So then Juliet goes ’A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/goes.html03/09/2005 15:38:10 gone/went GONE/WENT This is one of those cases in which a common word has a past participle which is not formed by the simple addition of -ED and which often trip people up. “I should have went to the business meeting, but the game was tied in the ninth” should be “I should have gone. . . .” The same problem crops up with the two forms of the verb “to do.” Say “I should have done my taxes before the IRS called” rather than “I should have did. . . .” See “ drank/drunk.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/gone.html03/09/2005 15:38:10 good/well GOOD/WELL “Good” is the adjective; “well” is the adverb. You do something well, but you give someone something good. The exception is verbs of sensation in phrases such as “the pie smells good,” or “I feel good.” Despite the arguments of nigglers, this is standard usage. Saying “the pie smells well” would imply that the pastry in question had a nose. Similarly, “I feel well” is also acceptable, especially when discussing health; but it is not the only correct usage. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/good.html03/09/2005 15:38:10 got/gotten GOT/GOTTEN In England, the old word “gotten” dropped out of use except in such stock phrases as “ill-gotten” and “gotten up,” but in the U.S. it is frequently used as the past participle of “get.” Sometimes the two are interchangeable, However, “got” implies current possession, as in “I’ve got just five dollars to buy my dinner with.” “Gotten,” in contrast, often implies the process of getting hold of something: “I’ve gotten five dollars for cleaning out Mrs. Quimby’s shed” emphasizing the earning of the money rather than its possession. Phrases that involve some sort of process usually involve “gotten”: “My grades have gotten better since I moved out of the fraternity.” When you have to leave, you’ve got to go. If you say you’ve “gotten to go” you’re implying someone gave you permission to go. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/got.html03/09/2005 15:38:10 government GOVERNMENT Be careful to pronounce the first “N” in “government.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/government.html03/09/2005 15:38:11 graduate GRADUATE GRADUATE FROM In certain dialects (notably that of New York City) it is common to say “he is going to graduate school in June” rather than the more standard “graduate from.” When writing for a national or international audience, use the “from.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/graduate.html03/09/2005 15:38:11 grammer GRAMMER GRAMMAR It’s amazing how many people write to thank me for helping them with their “grammer.” It’s “grammar.” The word is often incorrectly used to label patterns of spelling and usage that have nothing to do with the structure of language, the proper subject of grammar in the most conservative sense. Not all bad writing is due to bad grammar. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/grammer.html03/09/2005 15:38:11 gratis/gratuitous GRATIS/GRATUITOUS If you do something nice without being paid, you do it “gratis.” Technically, such a deed can also be “gratuitous"; but if you do or say something obnoxious and uncalled for, it’s always “gratuitous,” not “gratis.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/gratis.html03/09/2005 15:38:11