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To be bemused is to be perplexed or bewildered; however, it is commonly used incorrectly in place of amused. bisect and dissect. Bisect means "to cut into two"; dissect means "to cut apart", both literally and figuratively. Disect is an archaic word meaning "to separate by cutting", but has not been in common use since the 17th century.
[9] Many examples of terminal prepositions occur in classic works of literature, including the plays of Shakespeare. [5] The saying "This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put" [10] [5] satirizes the awkwardness that can result from prohibiting sentence-ending prepositions. Misconception: Infinitives must not be split.
According to WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information and we need to be careful not to be indiscriminate and allow any obscure misuse to be listed and only indicate those as described in the title as being "commonly misused" (which was previoudly "frequently misused"). linca linca 06:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Oppose ...
The following are postpositions, prepositions whose complements typically precede them. Note that some grammars classify prepositions and postpositions as different kinds of adpositions while other grammars categorize both under the heading of the more common variety in the language. ago [69] [70] apart [69] [70] aside [69] [70]
English prepositions are words – such as of, in, on, at, from, etc. – that function as the head of a prepositional phrase, and most characteristically license a noun phrase object (e.g., in the water). [1]
The common image of Santa Claus (Father Christmas) as a jolly large man in red garments was not created by the Coca-Cola Company as an advertising tool. Santa Claus had already taken this form in American popular culture by the late 19th century, long before Coca-Cola used his image in the 1930s.
List of commonly misused English words; Complement (linguistics) ... List of English prepositions; Longest English sentence; N. Negative inversion; Neoclassical compound;
See also List of commonly misused English words#M. Disputed usage: Ladies and gentlemen, the captain wishes to inform you the plane will be in the air momentarily. Undisputed usage: The flash from the atom bomb momentarily lit up the night sky.