Please Note (word choice crankiness division):

[gnomi]

(And, please further note, none of this is directed toward anyone reading here...I've just gotten fed up.)

Word confusion is everywhere. Here are some quick pointers:

Rein and reign: You reign over a land. You give someone free rein.

(also? People are never, never given "free rain." Well, I guess one does not have to pay for weather events. But... no. Never.)

Phase and faze: You can be going through a phase. Characters on certain science fiction television shows can be out of phase. They may or may not be fazed by this turn of events.

Thank you.

Comments

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

Discrete and discreet, taut and taught - I've seen both of those today.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Ooh, good ones. Yeah. Frequent offenders, those are.

And I adore your icon.

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

You may share the icon if you like - just credit elfgirl. She made it for me.

I have a past entry somewhere with a huge list. I'll see if I can find it.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see your list.

And thanks so much for allowing me to share the icon!

::yoinks::

[tober.livejournal.com]

Failing to use discrete and discreet correctly bugs me nearly as much as failing to use less and fewer correctly.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Less and fewer is one of my pet peeves (along as that vs. which). Our local grocery store (Stop & Shop) has signs that say "10 items or fewer," which pleases me greatly.

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

I frequently go insane staring at the express lane in the grocery store, proudly marked "10 items or LESS". *rage*

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I know folks who have specifically chosen grocery stores based on whether they use "less" or "fewer" on their express lane signs.

And I'm always pleased to find folks for whom differences like this matter.

[gingicat]

I love this icon too!

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

Shareable if you like - just credit elfgirl. I love it - it makes me so happy.