Wednesday, December 3, 2014

appraise/apprise: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Wednesday, December 3, 2014

appraise/apprise
When you estimate the value of something, you appraise it. When you inform people of a situation, you apprise them of it.


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Of countries and birds: Paul Brians’ most recent blog post addresses the topic of what happens when place names get exported to other languages.

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