Monday, January 28, 2013

preemptory/peremptory: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, January 28, 2013

preemptory/peremptory
“Peremptory” (meaning “imperative”) is often misspelled and mispronounced “preemptory” through confusion caused by the influence of the verb “preempt,” whose adjectival form is actually “preemptive.”

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Brilliant elucidation! Read Paul Brians' latest blog post here.

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