Which Word Do I Use?
By David Bowman
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If you master these words, you will solve most word usage problems. This book does not contain one-sentence definitions. Instead, you get definitions (can't get around that), explanations, guidance on using the words, and examples with discussion. The point is this: You will learn to use these words so you don't have to look them up, and so you can be confident about your writing.
David Bowman
Born in 1956 in the East Anglian Fens in England, David moved to Nottingham to study for his business degree. In line with the current myth of the time, he met and married a local girl, and they have now been married for 44 years. They still live within 10 miles of Nottingham and have two adult children, and have happily become grandparents five times over. Following a career in software development and IT management, David was forced to give up work in 2005 to look after both his wife and daughter, both of whom were suffering from different life-threatening illnesses. To fill the time and take his mind off of the domestic and financial issues, David eventually turned to his love of both photography and writing. Seven Sisters was the first product of the latter and has been followed by a prodigious number of works.
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Which Word Do I Use? - David Bowman
Which Word Do I Use?
A quickie guide to the most
confusing word pairs
by David Bowman
Owner and Chief Editor of Precise Edit
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Table of Contents
Accept vs. Except
All ready vs. Already
All right vs. Alright
Although vs. While
Amount of vs. Number of
Anxious vs. Eager
Because vs. As
Between vs. Among
Biannual vs. Biennial
Complement vs. Compliment
Compose vs. Comprise
Continuous vs. Continual
Could of vs. Could have, Should of vs. Should have
Counsel vs. Council
Effect vs. Affect
Everybody vs. Every body
Farther vs. Further
Good vs. Well
Hopefully vs. Hopeful
I.E. vs. E.G.
If vs. Whether
Imply vs. Infer
In vs. On
Irregardless vs. Regardless
Lay vs. Lie
Less vs. Fewer
Like vs. Such as
Realize vs. Think vs. Believe vs. Feel
Skim vs. Scan
That vs. Which
Was vs. Were
Who vs. That
Who vs. Whom
Other Resources for Improving Your Writing
Accept vs. Except
This word pair seems to give people problems, not because the words are confusing but because they have similar spelling. Regardless, I have had to correct this error many times.
Accept is a verb that means receive something willingly. You accept something, as seen in these examples.
"I will accept her