Top 10 Most Misused Words in the English Language
I’ve just come across a Top 10 list site called ListVerse. A few months back Andrew Pepper posted a list of 10 misused English words. I don’t completely agree with the list but it is still worth reading.
- Refute
- Instant
- Enormity
- Less
- Chronic
- Literally
- Panacea
- Disinterested
- Decimate
and - Ultimate
While I’m glad that decimate made the list (it means kill 10%, not everyone), there’s at least one word that I don’t believe should be listed: literally.
There’s an ongoing discussion over whether it is correct to use the word the way it sounds or of it is okay for it to be commonly misused.
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