Monday, January 14, 2013

device/devise: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, January 14, 2013

device/devise
“Device” is a noun. A can-opener is a device. “Devise” is a verb. You can devise a plan for opening a can with a sharp rock instead. Only in law is “devise” properly used as a noun, meaning something deeded in a will.

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