List of commonly misused English words (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of commonly misused English words" in English language version.

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agdaily.com

"The difference between hay and straw". AGDaily. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

ap.org

bigstory.ap.org

Joe McDonald (August 13, 2015). "China tries to quell fears of more big devaluations". Associated Press. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
Daniel Estrin (August 30, 2015). "Israel has failed to reform Jewish radicals, critics charge". Associated Press. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
Hannah Dreier and Joshua Goodman (December 7, 2015). "Venezuelan opposition wins legislative voting in landslide". Associated Press. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
Eddie Pells (August 20, 2016). "Bolt saved his sport – and kept the Olympics relevant". Associated Press. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

archive.org

Heath, Sir Thomas L. (1921). A History of Greek Mathematics, Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 323–324.

bbc.co.uk

"prevaricate and procrastinate". BBC Academy – Journalism. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
"Learning English - Ask about English - there're / they're / there'll be / they'll be". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

bleacherreport.com

Amber Lee (September 3, 2015). "Athletes Peddling Dubious Health Treatments". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.

books.google.com

Jefferson, Thomas (2012). "To Étienne Lemaire, Monticello, Aug. 13, 1802". The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 38: 1 July to 12 November 1802. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400840038. Mr. Monro has no funds in his hands which the law allows to be applied....

cbsnews.com

Jennifer Earl (September 18, 2015). "Dog stands watch over trapped canine buddy for 7 days". CBS News. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

cbssports.com

Ananth Pandian (December 27, 2015). "Report: Suns' Jeff Hornacek 'under immediate threat' of being fired". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
Ken Berger (July 30, 2015). "Last title run for Spurs? Don't bet on it". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Matt Moore (August 29, 2015). "Buss says Kobe Bryant has to know his role with Lakers beyond this season". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
Jared Dubin (October 12, 2015). "Report: Tom Brady's guru lied that he was an MD, was investigated by feds". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Brian Stubits (July 31, 2014). "Caroline Wozniacki to run in New York City Marathon". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
Will Brinson (August 25, 2015). "Joe Philbin had 'never heard of Dr. Dre' before 'Straight Outta Compton'". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
Matt Moore (August 2, 2015). "Different paths to rebuilding: A view of the Sixers, Celtics, Magic". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

cheatsheet.com

Sam Becker (July 15, 2015). "50 Cent: 5 Hard Lessons We Can Learn from His Bankruptcy". Cheatsheet.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

cleveland.com

Boyer, Mary Schmitt (January 22, 2014). "Cleveland Cavaliers Luol Deng insists date with Chicago Bulls will be just another game". Retrieved January 30, 2014.

clipsnation.com

Justin Russo (June 16, 2015). "Lance Stephenson: Question or Answer?". Clips Nation. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

cnn.com

Danny Cevallos (September 1, 2016). "What makes Chipotle 'wage theft' lawsuit possible (Opinion)". CNN. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
Johns, Joe (July 11, 2013). "Justice Dept. 'peacekeepers' worked 'Trayvon' rallies, group claims". CNN. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
Dana Bash and Nia-Malika Henderson (March 2, 2016). "GOP operatives to pitch Ben Carson on Florida Senate run". CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

us.cnn.com

Ed Payne (July 30, 2015). "Cecil the lion backlash: Where is dentist Walter Palmer?". CNN. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Jill Dougherty (December 25, 2015). "Vladimir Putin: What's presidential potty mouth about?". CNN. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

dictionary.com

blog.dictionary.com

"Accept vs. Except". Blog.Dictionary.com. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
"Pore Over vs. Pour Over". Blog.Dictionary.com. October 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017. Since pour is a common word and sounds identical to pore, many English speakers use the verb pour in the verb phrase pore over meaning "to meditate or ponder intently."

eastbayexpress.com

Miller, Nick (September 21, 2016). "Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in 'Bloody' Scene". The East Bay Express. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

editorworld.com

"Commonly Confused Words: Affect Versus Effect". EditorWorld.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
"Affect and Effect".
"Commonly Confused Words: It's Versus Its". Editor World. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
"Commonly Confused Words: Poor, Pour, and Pore". EditorWorld.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

english-for-students.com

"What is the difference between Cloth and Clothe and Clothes?". www.english-for-students.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

espn.com

Dave McMenamin (September 29, 2013). "No extension talks for Pau Gasol". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
Scott Burnside (August 27, 2015). "Former Los Angeles Kings center Mike Richards charged with possession of controlled substance". ESPN. Retrieved August 31, 2015 – via Go.com.
Marc Stein (2005-03-01). "Nash, Shaq rule first trimester". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-03-20 – via Go.com.
Marc Stein (2008-01-04). "First Trimester Report: KG captures two early awards". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-03-20 – via Go.com.
Haberstroh, Tom (June 3, 2017). "The NBA's most profitable play? Not the dunk". ESPN. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

givemesport.com

Alastair Davidson (December 9, 2014). "Brooklyn Nets put trio of All-Stars on trade block in effort to resurrect season". GiveMeSport.com. Retrieved 2014-12-10.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Holly Bailey (June 7, 2012). "Mitt Romney's California neighbors are not exactly his biggest fans". ABC News. Retrieved September 21, 2013 – via Go.com.
Mohney, Gillian (January 26, 2014). "Russian Citizen in Pennsylvania Charged with Having WMD". ABC News. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
Jonathan Drew (September 6, 2015). "North Carolina Cherokees Betting on New $110 Million Casino". ABC News. Retrieved September 18, 2015 – via Go.com.
Brian Melley (October 31, 2015). "California Doctor Convicted in Overdose Deaths of 3 Patients". ABC News. Retrieved October 31, 2015 – via Go.com.
Rheana Murray (August 2, 2014). "Why I Walked to School Alone and My Kids Never Will". ABC News. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
Erin Dooley (November 14, 2016). "PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61". ABC News. Retrieved November 14, 2016 – via Go.com.
Stern, Joanna (May 2, 2013). "Google Glass: What You Can and Can't Do with Google's Wearable Computer". ABC News. Retrieved August 29, 2013 – via Go.com.

grammarist.com

"How to Use Abdicate, abnegate, abrogate Correctly". Grammarist. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
"How to Use Belie Correctly". Grammarist. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
"Ethnic vs ethic". Grammarist. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

grammarly.com

"Hanged vs. Hung—Learn the Difference". Grammarly. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

grantland.com

Zach Lowe (August 4, 2015). "Welcome to Extensionville: The NBA's Next Big-Money Community". Grantland.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
Lowe, Zach (April 30, 2013). "Who Are the New Age Shane Battiers?". Grantland.com. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

hamra.net

"5. revert instead of reply, respond, "get back to"". Retrieved 2011-08-06.

hollywoodreporter.com

Marisa Guthrie (July 1, 2015). "ESPN Wants Keith Olbermann to Quit Doing 'Commentary'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
Gardner, Eriq (June 2, 2017). "ABC News Braces for $5.7 Billion "Pink Slime" Trial in the Heart of Trump Country". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

hoopsworld.com

Ingram, Bill (July 21, 2011). "NBA PM: Super-Agent Steps In?". HoopsWorld.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

huffingtonpost.com

Schultz, Jordan (July 7, 2011). "NBA Lockout Parody: Who's Going To Get Fat?". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

independent.co.uk

Martyn Ziegler (September 19, 2013). "FIFA warned winter World Cup in Qatar must not clash with Olympics". The Independent. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

languageandgrammar.com

"When the Past Has Passed". Everything Language and Grammar. August 18, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

lehighvalleylive.com

Turpin, Craig (June 13, 2017). "They laughed after video of my dying son was shown in court, says dad of Penn State teen". LehighValleyLive.com. PennLive LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

littleindia.com

Redfearn, Suz. "The Medicine Man".

merriam-webster.com

"Definition of ABROGATE". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
"'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'". Merriam–Webster. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
"flak". Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
"Is it 'Hung' or 'Hanged'?". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
"'Prosecute' vs. 'Persecute'". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
"trimester". Merriam-Webster.com. 13 August 2023.

mmafighting.com

Shaun Al-Shatti (July 30, 2015). "Ronda Rousey was 'shocked' at the drug testing when she first started MMA: It was 'so easy' for people to cheat". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

nationalpost.com

news.nationalpost.com

"F1 driver Jenson Button and his wife may have been gassed in French villa robbery, but experts say this is 'unlikely'". National Post. Associated Press. August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

nba.com

hangtime.blogs.nba.com

Aschburner, Steve (July 13, 2013). "Options Dwindling for Bucks, Jennings". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
Shaun Powell (April 22, 2015). "Key questions crop up for Thunder in wake of Brooks' firing". Hangtime.blogs.NBA.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
Caplan, Jeff (August 17, 2013). "Teams Advancing Fast at the Intersection of Science And Technology". NBA.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
Scott Howard-Cooper (May 2, 2014). "Clippers head into Game 7 with hobbled CP3". Hangtime.Blogs.NBA.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
Sekou Smith (December 31, 2012). "Del Negro Stays Clear of Hot Seat". Hangtime.Blogs.NBA.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

nba.com

Steve Aschburner (July 14, 2015). "Silver expects changes to playoff seeding next season". NBA.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Aldridge, David (July 29, 2013). "With talent pipeline full, USA Basketball turnaround is complete". NBA.com. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
Rick Kamla (2007-01-05). "Living the Fantasy: Trimester Awards". NBA.com. Retrieved 2011-03-20.

nbcsandiego.com

Samantha Tatro (November 22, 2015). "Nola, One of Four Northern White Rhinos in Existence, Dies at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Only 3 Left in World Now". NBCSanDiego.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

nbcsports.com

probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com

Kurt Helin (January 12, 2015). "Report: Atlanta baseball legend Hank Aaron joins group trying to buy Hawks". ProBasketballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
Kurt Helin (August 2, 2015). "Giannis Antetokounmpo was confused when Anthony Davis talked smack, called him 'kid'". ProBasketballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
Kurt Helin (September 4, 2014). "FIBA World Cup knockout round bracket set". ProBasketballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com

Brough, Jason (September 16, 2013). "Thomas is a smart gamble for Panthers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

hardballtalk.nbcsports.com

Calcaterra, Craig (August 12, 2013). "If you're so sick of A-Rod, why are you writing about him, Mike Lupica?". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.

prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com

Nicholas Mendola (July 22, 2015). "Panama 1-2 Mexico: Geiger gives early red, pair of late PKs to Mexico". ProSoccerTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

nba.nbcsports.com

Helin, Kurt (November 21, 2016). "NBA report says officials handled clock situation correctly at end of Raptors/Kings". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

netsdaily.com

Net Income (September 3, 2015). "New York Post: Mikhail Prokhorov nears purchase of Nets, Barclays Center at bargain price". SBNation Nets Daily. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

nypost.com

Vecsey, Peter (October 7, 2007). "Media now the enemy". New York Post.
Tim Bontemps (August 8, 2013). "Slip through the 'Nets': Payroll legal, but NBA wanted harder cap". New York Post. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
Berman, Marc (January 10, 2017). "Joakim Noah's a horrible fit and Carmelo has to bolt: TNT analyst". New York Post. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
Lowry, Rich (September 5, 2017). "Trump just took a giant step toward truly legalizing the Dreamers". New York Post. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

oregonlive.com

Ted Sickinger (August 28, 2014). "Landowners tell proposed LNG export terminal in Coos Bay: 'Keep your pipeline off my property'". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
Ted Sickinger (May 9, 2015). "Oregon PERS COLA gamble: A risky and ultimately losing bet". OregonLive.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
Buxton, Matt (June 3, 2011). "Sunnyside Environmental School Principal Sarah Taylor will retire to pursue aid work in Haiti". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
Canzano, John (September 26, 2015). "Oregon State president seeks Pac 12 ban of transfers with conduct issues". OregonLive.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

peachtreehoops.com

hawksdawgs (December 23, 2014). "The Atlanta Hawks and the battle of attrition with their own city". PeachTreeHoops.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

realgm.com

basketball.realgm.com

Jonathan Tjarks (September 8, 2015). "Dirk, Pau and the Next Great European 7-footer". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
Daniel Leroux (June 24, 2015). "Leroux's 2015 NBA Draft Preview". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
Jonathan Tjarks (August 24, 2015). "Older Center Prospects Can Be the Exception to the Rule". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
RealGM Administrator (October 17, 2015). "Sam Hinkie And The 76ers' Numbers Game". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
Jonathan Tjarks (December 27, 2015). "The NBA's Counter-Revolution Has Begun". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
Jonathan Tjarks (January 4, 2016). "When You're Only as Good as the End of Your Bench". Basketball.RealGM.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

reference.com

dictionary.reference.com

"Adverse". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015. Can be confused: adverse, averse
"cache". Retrieved July 19, 2014. Can be confused: cache, cachet, cash.
"complacent". Retrieved 2014-07-19. Can be confused: complacent, complaisant, compliant.
"defuse". Retrieved March 2, 2015. Can be confused: defuse, diffuse.
"Gone". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016. 1. past participle of go.
"Went". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016. 1. simple past tense of go. 2. Nonstandard. a past participle of go.
"reign". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
"rein". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
"free rein". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
"raise". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
"raze". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
"Regime". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015. Can be confused: regime, regimen, regiment
"trimester". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
"Waive". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017. Can be confused: waive, wave
"Who's". Dictionary.Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015. Can be confused: who's, whose

sbnation.com

"The many crimes of Mel Hall". July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

scribendi.com

"Commonly Confused Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words: Aesthetic and Ascetic". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Affect/Effect". Scribendi.com. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words: Assent and Ascent". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words: Forego and Forgo". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Commonly Confused Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017. Pore is a noun that means a small hole or opening: "You have pores in your skin that are too small to see." Pour is a verb that describes a way to make a non-solid material flow from one container to another: "Please pour me some more tea."
"Prescribe/Proscribe". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-up Words". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
"Frequently Mixed-Up Words: Taut and Tout". Scribendi.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
"Who's/Whose". Scribendi.com. Retrieved October 14, 2015. Who's: A contraction of who is. Whose: A pronoun and is the possessive case of who or which.

thefinertimes.com

Nash, Tim (October 19, 2008). "The Rein of Terror of Charles Manson". The Finer Times. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

tripod.com

dragon_azure.tripod.com

"Heraldry 300: Canting". Dragon_Azure.Tripod.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.

usatoday.com

ftw.usatoday.com

Laken Litman (May 25, 2016). "Texas sports anchor rips Art Briles for failing the women at Baylor". FTW.USAToday.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

usingenglish.com

""allows to do something" vs "allows someone to do something"". UsingEnglish.com. September 2011.

washingtonpost.com

Emily Yahr (September 13, 2016). "Ryan Lochte protesters arrested after storming the 'Dancing with the Stars' stage on live TV". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

wpi.edu

users.wpi.edu

Burnham, Nancy (30 April 1998). "Scientific English as a Foreign Language Answers to Lesson of November 21, 1997 Allow".

writersmentor.com

"Commonly Confused Words". writersmentor.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

yahoo.com

sports.yahoo.com

Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 7, 2013). "Rockets give Dwight Howard what Lakers, Kobe wouldn't: unconditional love". Sports.Yahoo.com. Retrieved July 23, 2013.