How confident are you in your own vocabulary? Are you certain that every word you use is used correctly? If so, you’re highly unusual.
Most people get some words wrong at least some of the time, and some words are wrong more often than they’re used correctly.
To make sure this doesn’t happen to you, here’s a list of 16 common words and phrases to be careful with.
They may not mean what you think they do:
1. Adverse
2. Comprise
3. Diffuse
4. Effect
5. Eke out
6. Flout
7. Forego
8. Free reign
9. Hopefully
10. Ironic
11. Methodology
12. Myself
13. Nauseous
14. Peak your interest
15. Period of time
16. Poured over
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