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- Discrete and discreet
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 92 days old
- "Very discrete shipping and billing" - spam message subjectActually, what the twerp is suggesting is discretion, not discreteness, for his/her dubious pharmaceutical products. However, I guess that the target market is probably not known for its intellectual or grammatical abilities.Discrete means separate, distinct, self-contained -... more
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- Rein and reign
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 108 days old
- "November: With the presidential election looming, George Bush prepares reluctantly to relinquish the reigns of power..." - Practical Builder magazine's Viewpoint column, Jan 2008 No, he has hold of the reins of power. Monarchs reign, and horsemen hold the reins to steer their steeds. Presidents preside. Oh, and it never rains but it... more
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- Exasperate and exacerbate
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 114 days old
- "Dr Charlesworth added that lack of trust about SUDS has also been exasperated by poorly fitted systems..." - NFU Countryside magazine, March 2008. I don't know if it was the Doctor or the journalist who failed to get it right, but he or she meant exacerbated. Just because the spell checker didn't complain doesn't mean it's the right... more
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- Amount and number
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 124 days old
- "Furthermore, the survey revealed that attendees were very satisfied with the amount of sessions offered in the fields of systems and technology" - report in tcworld, the trade journal of tekom, the German professional association for technical communication and Information-DevelopmentA bit embarrassing this one. tekom is a sister... more
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- Compliment and complement
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 125 days old
- Another in a series of words that often get mistaken. "The carrot to compliment this stick is that ..." - Big Issue article on ID cards, March 17-23, 2008 The carrot actually complements the stick. And a new example with slightly different usage just in on 14/04: "If you’re a fan of Neue Helvetica, we invite you to take a look at... more
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- Extol and exhort
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 129 days old
- First in a series of words that often get mistaken.Heard on The Food Programme (Radio 4) yesterday:"We are being extolled to sprinkle salt on our food" - Simon ParkesNo we aren't - we are being exhorted. You extol the virtues of something you like; you exhort people to do something. more
