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This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and professional grammarians defining the norms of Standard English.
The word "inflammable" can be derived by two different constructions, both following standard rules of English grammar: appending the suffix -able to the word inflame creates a word meaning "able to be inflamed", while adding the prefix in-to the word flammable creates a word meaning "not flammable".
I don't think they should be removed; this isn't a "List of commonly misused English language phrases and examples of their use" :-) --Boricua e ddie 18:06, 3 September 2007 (UTC) I'd recommend swapping the first and second PARAGRAPHS around. (edit: I accidentally wrote sentences instead of paragraphs. I've fixed it. Drewcifer)
The supposed rule against it originated in an attempt to imitate Latin, but modern linguists agree that it is a natural and organic part of the English language. Similarly, modern style and usage manuals allow split infinitives. African American Vernacular English speakers do not simply replace "is" with "be" across all tenses, with no added ...
A aggravate – Some have argued that this word should not be used in the sense of "to annoy" or "to oppress", but only to mean "to make worse". According to AHDI, the use of "aggravate" as "annoy" occurs in English as far back as the 17th century. In Latin, from which the word was borrowed, both meanings were used. Sixty-eight percent of AHD4's usage panel approves of its use in "It's the ...
As a result, people may say well-meaning—but massively invalidating—phrases to people struggling with something. Here, experts share the harm in toxic positivity and 35 phrases to think twice ...
George W. Bush speaking to a Joint Session of Congress, February 2001 Bushisms are unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms , and semantic or linguistic errors made in the public speaking of George W. Bush , the 43rd President of the United States .
Passive-aggressive people speak and act indirectly. " Passive-aggressiveness is one style of communication and can be verbal or behavioral," says Dr. Linda Simmons, Psy.D ., a licensed clinical ...