If you’re not sure about a word, look it up.
Here’s a helpful blog to help you brush up on your vocabulary. That’s always a good exercise.
10 Commonly Misunderstood Words in English.
I’m going to add a couple of words to the list.
Dearth: I’ve heard people use it to mean a full complement or lots of something. In fact, it means a scarcity or lack of.
Irregardless: Doesn’t exist. Use “regardless.”
What misuses are your pet peeves?
Best Wishes,
Kellyann
February 24, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Not so much a word that is misused but more of a phrase. Footballers who say ‘You know what I mean?’ in post match interviews, usually thrown in the middle of every second sentence.
No, I don’t know what you mean BECAUSE YOU’RE STILL ANSWERING THE QUESTION!
February 28, 2013 at 9:21 am
I know what you mean!
And as far as an overused word in the U.S., “like” would definitely have to go on the list. It’s, like, extra words for no reason. Like, I guess it’s better than “um.”