A couple more words I see people mixing up all the time: Averse and Adverse While similar in some ways, they are not interchangeable. First, let’s look at averse. According to Merriam-Webster online: Function: adjective Etymology: Latin aversus, past participle of avertere Date: 1597 : having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste —usually used …
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Word Usage and Other Disasters
Of/Have This is one I’ve started seeing used incorrectly fairly often in print. Confusion around the use of these two in phrases such as ‘should have,’ ‘would have,’ ‘could have,’ no doubt arises from the contracted forms: should’ve would’ve could’ve Now I see in print “I should of” or “We could of” when no doubt …
A couple of grammar points
I wanted to point out a couple of things that I constantly hear, from people who should know better. Without getting too technical and invoking a lot of grammar jargon like predicate and participial I’ll just briefly mention a few things I hear most often. He/Him, She/Her What I hear is “Him and I talked…” …