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Many people who’ve had to proof read documents start to develop a kind of compulsive “tutting” at misused words. Here’s my top ten words that are misused by either professional writers or public speakers who, let’s be honest, should really know better. I’m not being paid for this, so I don’t feel so bad if there are mistakes! “Refute” means to “disprove with evidence” and yet it’s commonly used, even by professional writers, to mean “rebut” which carries a similar meaning but isn’t quite so strong, as it can also mean “argue against.” The example here (“Simon Cowell refutes ‘scandalous’ claims he helped billionaire hide assets from wife he was divorcing”) is from a recent Daily Mail article. For those outside the UK, the Daily Mail is a newspaper which regularly rages against falling educational standards.
Top 10 Misused English Words
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This, they tell me, Misty, is the idea of a brain - to use it. You did with the Team. I did with this. It's what teams are about. by ozwizz54 Jan 11
Cool idea! Thanks for getting it going! by mburright Jan 11
Hi Team, Just added a new Pearl for us. It's called Vocabulary Team Web Sites. It's for us to view each other's wen sites if we choose to put them there. There might be useful things, ideas and concepts hidden away on our web sites. Put mine up already just so there is something there. Please feel free to add your own WS. David by ozwizz54 Jan 10
if youwant toedit the pearltree ozwizz54 is right, you can't:( But if you are wanting to rid yourself of unwanted pearls, then just drag and dropthe ones you want from the pearl tree and make you own. When making you own you can categorize by selecting a new pearltree within a pearltree. There are some pearltree howto tips and videos..maybe search for pearltree in the search box by mburright Jan 5
You can't alter a pearl unless you own the webpage it belongs to. That makes perfect sense. You can add a sub-pearl though so the pearl tree grows. There are a number of new sites I must add to the tree. Just have not had time lately. Merry Christmas to all by ozwizz54 Dec 25
I am trying to figure Pearltrees out too. How can I edit one? It is kind of confusing. by vocabenthusiast Dec 25
Not long. I'm stll learning how to use it too by ozwizz54 Nov 6
I just discoverd Peartrees today. How long have you been using it? by heavenlypearl Nov 6
Yes, it is interesting and it will continue to grow over time as I get around and discover more by ozwizz54 Nov 6
Wow - quite a collection of vocabulary tools you have there. by heavenlypearl Nov 6