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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. It is possible that some of the meanings marked non-standard may pass into Standard English in the future, but at this time all of the following non-standard phrases are likely to be marked as incorrect by English teachers or changed by editors if used in a work submitted for publication, where adherence to the conventions of Standard English is normally expected. Some examples are homonyms, or pairs of words that are spelled similarly and often confused.
The words listed below are often used in ways that major English dictionaries do not approve of. See List of English words with disputed usage for words that are used in ways that are deprecated by some usage writers but are condoned by some dictionaries. There may be regional variations in grammar, orthography, and word-use, especially between different English-speaking countries. Such differences are not classified normatively as non-standard or "incorrect" once they have gained widespread acceptance in a particular country.
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Can be confused: adverse, averse
Mr. Monro has no funds in his hands which the law allows to be applied....
Can be confused: cache, cachet, cash.
Can be confused: complacent, complaisant, compliant.
Can be confused: defuse, diffuse.
1. past participle of go.
1. simple past tense of go. 2. Nonstandard. a past participle of go.
Since pour is a common word and sounds identical to pore, many English speakers use the verb pour in the verb phrase pore over meaning "to meditate or ponder intently."
Pore is a noun that means a small hole or opening: "You have pores in your skin that are too small to see." Pour is a verb that describes a way to make a non-solid material flow from one container to another: "Please pour me some more tea."
Can be confused: regime, regimen, regiment
Can be confused: waive, wave
Can be confused: who's, whose
Who's: A contraction of who is. Whose: A pronoun and is the possessive case of who or which.