intend on/intend to
You can plan on doing something, but you intend to do it. Many people confuse these two expressions with each other and mistakenly say “intend on.” Of course if you are really determined, you can be intent on doing something.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
caring: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Thursday, December 6, 2012
caring
Most people are comfortable referring to “caring parents,” but speaking of a “caring environment” is jargon, not acceptable in formal English. The environment may contain caring people, but it does not itself do the caring.
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Most people are comfortable referring to “caring parents,” but speaking of a “caring environment” is jargon, not acceptable in formal English. The environment may contain caring people, but it does not itself do the caring.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
flesh out/flush out: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Wednesday, December 5, 2012
flesh out/flush out
To “flesh out” an idea is to give it substance, as a sculptor adds clay flesh to a skeletal armature. To “flush out” a criminal is to drive him or her out into the open. The latter term is derived from bird-hunting, in which one flushes out a covey of quail. If you are trying to develop something further, use “flesh”; but if you are trying to reveal something hitherto concealed, use “flush.”
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To “flesh out” an idea is to give it substance, as a sculptor adds clay flesh to a skeletal armature. To “flush out” a criminal is to drive him or her out into the open. The latter term is derived from bird-hunting, in which one flushes out a covey of quail. If you are trying to develop something further, use “flesh”; but if you are trying to reveal something hitherto concealed, use “flush.”
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
often: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Tuesday, December 4, 2012
often
People striving for sophistication often pronounce the T in this word, but true sophisticates know that the masses are correct in saying “offen.”
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People striving for sophistication often pronounce the T in this word, but true sophisticates know that the masses are correct in saying “offen.”
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Internet/intranet: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, December 3, 2012
Internet/intranet
“Internet” is the proper name of the network most people connect to, and the word needs to be capitalized. However “intranet,” a network confined to a smaller group, is a generic term that does not deserve capitalization. In advertising, we often read things like “unlimited Internet, $35.” It would be more accurate to refer in this sort of context to “Internet access.”
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“Internet” is the proper name of the network most people connect to, and the word needs to be capitalized. However “intranet,” a network confined to a smaller group, is a generic term that does not deserve capitalization. In advertising, we often read things like “unlimited Internet, $35.” It would be more accurate to refer in this sort of context to “Internet access.”
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
down the pipe/down the pike: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Sunday, December 2, 2012
down the pipe/down the pike
People in the northeastern US know that a pike is a highway, but others who don’t understand the term mistakenly substitute the seemingly logical “pipe.”
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People in the northeastern US know that a pike is a highway, but others who don’t understand the term mistakenly substitute the seemingly logical “pipe.”
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
academia: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Saturday, December 1, 2012
academia
Although some academics are undoubtedly nuts, the usual English-language pronunciation of “academia” does not rhyme with “macadamia.” The third syllable is pronounced “deem.” Just say “academe” and add “ee-yuh.”
However, there’s an interesting possibility if you go with “ack-uh-DAME-ee-yuh”: although some people will sneer at your lack of sophistication, others will assume you’re using the Latin pronunciation and being learned.
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Although some academics are undoubtedly nuts, the usual English-language pronunciation of “academia” does not rhyme with “macadamia.” The third syllable is pronounced “deem.” Just say “academe” and add “ee-yuh.”
However, there’s an interesting possibility if you go with “ack-uh-DAME-ee-yuh”: although some people will sneer at your lack of sophistication, others will assume you’re using the Latin pronunciation and being learned.
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