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Commonly misused words

Commonly misused words. Week 5. Fair vs. fare. Fair (adjective) Attractive; beautiful . Ex. Romeo experience love at first sight when he saw the fair Juliet. Ligh t-colore d. Ex. Her skin is so fair ; she gets sun burned easily.

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Commonly misused words

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  1. Commonly misused words Week 5

  2. Fair vs. fare Fair (adjective) Attractive; beautiful. Ex. Romeo experience love at first sight when he saw the fair Juliet. Light-colored. Ex. Her skin is so fair; she gets sun burned easily. “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” 3. Legal; within bounds. Ex. The umpire determined the ball was fair, so the runner raced to first base. 4. Just; unbiased. Ex. Atticus Finch was know to be a fair man.

  3. Fair vs. Fare Fair (Noun) A church function or bazaar; a carnival example: I look forward to the Armada Fair every year.

  4. Fair vs. Fare Fare (Noun) Money paid for transportation example: The taxi fare was more than I thought it would be. 2. Food served. example: The health food restaurant served very nutritious fare.

  5. Part II : Hang vs. Hanged Hang (transitive verb) To attach from above; to suspend Example: Will you stay and help me hang some pictures? 2. To kill by suspending from a rope around the neck. Example: The prisoner will hang tomorrow at dawn.

  6. Part II : Hang vs. Hanged Hang (intransitive verb) 3. To hover in the air Example: Smoke will hang in the air long after the fire is out. 4. To swing freely. Example: The tire swing that hangs in the playground is always a favorite with the little kids.

  7. Part II : Hang vs. Hanged Hanged (verb) – past tense To die by hanging Example: The prisoner was hanged yesterday at dawn. ***Use “hanged/was hanged” only when referring to death or suicide in the past tense ------------ Use “hung” for past tense when it refers to anything else.*** Example: The witches in Salem were hanged. We hung curtains in our living room last night.

  8. Part III : Further vs. Farther Further (adjective) Additional Example: Any further advice I give might change your decision. Further (adverb) 1. To greater degree or extent. Example: We will discuss this further. Further (verb) To give aid; to promote Example: To further autism awareness, we will donate one dollar to wear

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