An interesting and handy infographic from the Fingertips Typing Services
about words that we often get mixed up.
See it at Common Sense Evaluation.
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e.g, its really none of you’re business.
“They said you was hung!”
“And they was right!”
If yer Revrum Wright’s God-Damn America-hating, feckless, jug-eared, dog-eating, Gay-obsessed, Lying/Denying jackass, terms like Workplace violence and Islamic Terrorism will confuse you!
Kasich & Shitforbrains
People often get them confused, but they’re one in the same.
I am discreetly discrete.
I left a niggardly tip for the waitress
THAT’S A MUTE POINT!!
The stewardess fed us deserts on the plain.
Wait…what?
And they say ENGRISH IS HARD!
Nigga is a form of endearment but………….
This whole subject “flustrates” me.
Using he word “evolve” instead of
flip flop (a sudden reversal as of policy or strategy).
Add to the list:
. infer / imply
. hone / home
. fatties / fatties’ / fatty’s
Drug- addled, homosexual, marxist, moslem community organizer and Preznit.
Reticent and hesitant.
Its and it’s.
Colored and negro.
Black and colored.
Spic and mexican.
Alien illegal invading rat-people and immigrants.
Knowledgeable political pundit and Karl Rove.
HRC and human.
Bernie Sanders and American.
BENITO,
WHAT??!! I CAN’T HERE YOU!!
Then stand over their!
Than stand ober they’re!
izlamo delenda est …
I never thought people got ’em “mixed up.” Most people (present company accepted) heh, just aren’t literate enough to know what goes where.
Should have added “then” and “than” to that list.
HO, HOE, Who dat ho?
Rush used to refer to women farding around.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Fard
Applying makeup.
How about people masticating in public at a restaurant?
Has anyone been generous enough to direct Bad_Brad to this thread?
They left out laid/layed. And Taqiyya/Kitman.
Also: Democrat/Communist — two interchangeable spellings for the same thing.
Hard to think of a PACIFIC example, but a lot of people are DEFIANTLY using the wrong word!