1. Commonly misused words
Week 5

2. 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.

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. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.*