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Confusing words

Confusing words: M

– “Sorry, I was on mute.”
– “You need to unmute yourself.”
– “I can’t find the mute button.”

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Confusing words: L

People sometimes get confused between lay and lie and say something like, “I need to lay down.”

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Confusing words

Confusing words: K

Would you say kudos are due? You shouldn’t.

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Confusing words: J

just deserts

Your just deserts are the consequences you justly deserve. It’s a single S. Sometimes people incorrectly write “just desserts”.

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Confusing words: I

Many Latin terms are misused, e.g. “i.e.”

People sometimes write “i.e.” when they mean “e.g.” in the mistaken belief that the terms are interchangeable. They’re not.