Incorrectly Used Words-Communication errors

Communication is the key to any business transactions. It is the most important part of our daily work. Below are list of common misused word one must be careful about



Advise and advice
Ultimate and penultimate
Well and good
If and whether
Award and reward
Sympathy and empathy
Criterion and criteria
Mute and moot
Peak and peek
Aggressive and enthusiastic
Then and than
Evoke and invoke
Continuously and continually
Systemic and systematic
Impact and affect (and effect)



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  • COBBLED - Repair or mend
  • ABHORRENCE - Hate coupled with disgust
  • INCUMBENCY - The term during which some position is held
  • MITIGATE -Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  • dubious - Open to doubt or suspicion
  • FOSTERING - Encouragement; aiding the development of something
  • ELICIT- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • PLAUSIBLE - Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful
  • FORGE - Move ahead steadily
  • BOLSTER (V)-Support and strengthen
  • ECCENTRIC- A person with an unusual or odd personality
  • PATRONAGE - The act of providing approval and support
  • IMPERVIOUS - Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

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