Commonly misused words

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Commonly misused words Week 5

Fair vs. fare Fair (adjective) Attractive; beautiful. Ex. Romeo experienced love at first sight when he saw the fair Juliet. Light-colored. Ex. Her skin is so fair; she gets sun burned easily. Ex. “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.

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

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.

Hang vs. Hanged vs. Hung Hang (verb) To attach from above; to suspend; to swing freely 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. 3. To hover in the air Example: Smoke will hang in the air long after the fire is out.

Hang vs. Hanged vs. Hung Hanged (verb) – past tense To die by hanging Example: The prisoner was hanged yesterday at dawn. Hung (verb) – past tense 1. The past tense of hang *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.

Further vs. Farther Further (adjective) Additional Further (adverb) 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

Further vs. Farther Farther (adjective): More distant; remote; far away. Example: California is farther away than Florida. *The best rule to follow when deciding between “farther” and “further” is that the word “farther” always refers to a physical distance.*