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memorium MEMORIUM MEMORIAM The correct spelling of the Latin phrase is “in memoriam.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/memorium.html03/09/2005 15:38:52 mic MIC MIKE Until very recently the casual term for a microphone was “mike,” not “mic.” Young people now mostly imitate the technicians who prefer the shorter “mic” label on their soundboards, but it looks distinctly odd to those used to the traditional term. There are no other words in English in which “-ic” is pronounced to rhyme with “bike”—that’s the reason for the traditional “mike” spelling in the first place. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/mic.html03/09/2005 15:38:53 might could MIGHT COULD MIGHT, COULD In some American dialects it is common to say things like “I might could pick up some pizza on the way to the party.” In standard English, “might” or “could” are used by themselves, not together. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/mightcould.html03/09/2005 15:38:53 mischievious MISCHIEVIOUS MISCHIEVOUS The correct pronunciation of this word is “MISS-chuh-vuss,” not “miss-CHEE-vee-uss.” Don’t let that mischievous extra I sneak into the word. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/mischievious.html03/09/2005 15:38:54 misnomer MISNOMER A misnomer is mistake in naming a thing; calling a debit card a “credit card” is a misnomer. Do not use the term more generally to designate other sorts of confusion, misunderstood concepts, or fallacies, and above all do not render this word as “misnamer.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/misnomer.html03/09/2005 15:38:54 moral/morale MORAL/MORALE If you are trying to make people behave properly, you are policing their morals; if you are just trying to keep their spirits up, you are trying to maintain their morale. “Moral” is accented on the first syllable, “morale” on the second. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/moral.html03/09/2005 15:38:55 more importantly MORE IMPORTANTLY MORE IMPORTANT When speakers are trying to impress audiences with their rhetoric, they often seem to feel that the extra syllable in “importantly” lends weight to their remarks: “and more importantly, I have an abiding love for the American people.” However, these pompous speakers are wrong. It is rarely correct to use this form of the phrase because it is seldom adverbial in intention. Say “more important” instead. The same applies to “most importantly”; it should be “most important.” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/importantly.html03/09/2005 15:38:55 moreso MORESO MORE SO “More so” should always be spelled as two distinct words. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/moreso.html03/09/2005 15:38:56 most always MOST ALWAYS ALMOST ALWAYS “Most always” is a casual, slangy way of saying “almost always.” The latter expression is better in writing. List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/mostalways.html03/09/2005 15:38:57 motion/move MOTION/MOVE When you make a motion in a meeting, say simply “I move,” as in “I move to adjourn”; and if you’re taking the minutes, write “Barbara moved,” not “Barbara motioned” (unless Barbara was making wild arm-waving gestures to summon the servers to bring in the lunch). Instead of “I want to make a motion . . .” it’s simpler and more direct to say “I want to move. . . .” List of errors file:///C|/Temp/livres/commonerrors/errors/motion.html03/09/2005 15:38:58