Here’s another list of the most common misused or misspelled words:
elicit vs. illicit
- Elicit is a verb which means to bring out or draw forth.
- Illicit is an adjective which means illegal or unlawful.
- For example:
Her illicit behavior elicited dirty looks from women everywhere.
eminent vs. imminent
- Eminent means renowned or distinguished.
- Imminent means impending or likely to happen without delay.
- For example:
The eminent scientist eagerly anticipated his imminent return to his homeland.
enormity vs. enormousness
- Enormity means excessive wickedness.
- Enormousness refers to size.
- For example:
The enormity of his behavior was surpassed only by the enormousness of his ego.
everyday vs. every day
- Everyday means daily and is usually an adjective.
- Every day means each day.
- For example:
Every day that he wore jeans, his casual attire became less and less unusual until it eventually became an everyday occurrence.
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As a writer, do you ever wish you could easily remember how to correctly use an apostrophe, a semicolon, and i.e. in a sentence?
