\u201cPeople think mortified means terrified. It actually means embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s easy to make mistakes if you speak English. From mispronouncing common words <\/a>that come up in conversation (we\u2019re looking at you, mischievous) <\/em>to misspelling words<\/a> you\u2019ve been using for years, mastering English<\/a> can sometimes feel like a perpetual uphill climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another common error that many of us are guilty of is misusing words. By thinking they mean one thing when they mean another, you might be guilty of saying even commonplace words or phrases wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n English speakers on Reddit discussed the most common words they hear people frequently misuse<\/a> that have become \u201cmajor pet peeves\u201d\u2014or simply made them face-palm when they hear them used incorrectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are 20 of the most commonly misused English words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hear people mix up weary and wary pretty often, I\u2019ve even heard it in audiobooks which should be checked for errors.\u201d \u2013 missuseme<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cApart vs. a part. I love this error because it totally changes the meaning of what the person is trying to say, and it\u2019s usually in self-congratulatory posts like \u2018I\u2019m happy to announce I was apart of the team that did this amazing thing.\u2019 Cool, happy to hear you had no part in it.\u201d \u2013 BWEJ, figuren9ne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInto vs in to. One is a transformation. One is moving locations. \u2018A wanted man turned himself into police\u2019 is saying he transformed himself into being a police officer. \u2018A wanted man turned himself in to police\u2019 he physically went to the police to surrender. \u2018The arrest & charge turned him into a suspect, which the police explained as they escorted him in to the jail cell.\u2019\u201d \u2013 Mayflie<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeaked my interest. [Correct: \u2018piqued my interest\u2019.]\u201d WonderfulKwanga<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA mute point, when the word is \u2018moot\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Dry-Adhesiveness-282<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>\u201c\u2018That doesn\u2019t phase me.\u2019 Faze. The word is faze.\u201d \u2013 makeshiftforklift<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a mechanic, Brake\/break.\u201d \u2013 T_Rey1799<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLoose\/lose.\u201d \u2013 HorsedickGoldstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIrregardless, instead of regardless.\u201d \u2013 Dry-Adhesiveness-282<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople think mortified means terrified. It actually means embarrassed. Major pet peeve of mine.\u201d \u2013 xdonutx<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cpov (point of view). It means that, in the case of photos and videos something is in first person. Rule of thumb: if you are in the video, the video is not your pov and what you are doing is not \u2018pov [what you are doing]\u2019, but the pov is observing you doing what you are doing. a third person perspective.\u201d \u2013 AgarwaenCran<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUsing SEGWAY, which is a brand of motorized people movers, instead of SEGUE.\u201d \u2013 TheLimitDoesExist<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeg the question. It refers to the logical fallacy where you assume the conclusion in the premise. Modern usage mostly uses it as \u2018prompts the question\u2019 or \u2018demands the question be asked\u2019.\u201d \u2013 trashpandorasbox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018One bad apple\u2019 now means it\u2019s okay to have a bad apple because they\u2019re the only one. The rest of the phrase is the opposite; it\u2019s not okay to have one bad apple because they \u2018spoil the bunch\u2019.\u201d \u2013 gingerlemon<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Gaslight\u2019. Someone simply lying to you about what happened isn\u2019t gaslighting, people. It\u2019s just lying. Even if they\u2019re trying to convince you that you\u2019re imagining something or remembering it wrong, it\u2019s still not gaslighting.\u201d \u2013 froction<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSaying \u2018conversate\u2019 instead of \u2018converse\u2019 is the linguistic equivalent of \u2018nails on a chalkboard\u2019 to me. It\u2019s used so much that I think the battle is lost though.\u201d \u2013 helmsb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJealous. 90% of the time, the word they actually want is envious.\u201d \u2013 moron88<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe word \u2018less\u2019 being used when it should be \u2018fewer\u2019.\u201d \u2013 kindquail502<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201ci.e. and e.g. Both are from Latin: i.e. (\u201cid est\u201d) means \u2018that is\u2019 and is used like \u2018in other words\u2019 to denote a direct replacement. \u2018He is a Senator, i.e. an elected official, so his opinion on the matter is suspect.\u2019 e.g. (\u2018exempli gratia\u2019) means \u2018for example\u2019 and is not limiting\/exhaustive. \u2018Anyone buying a Japanese vehicle, e.g. a Toyota or Honda, will pay more in tariffs.\u2019 There are other Japanese vehicles, but those are examples.\u201d \u2013 froction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Refute\u2019 (PROVE something wrong) in news stories when they actually mean \u2018Deny\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Sad_Calligrapher6426<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cPeople think mortified means terrified. 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