The English language can be a hard thing to fully understand, especially for a person like me who English is not there first language. There are several words that I often confuse with one another because they are similar in terms of pronunciation. As I was reading part nine, Words to Watch for, A Glossary of Usage, in Keys for Writers, It has made me realized that I am not alone when it comes to having difficulties using the proper words that sound alike.
“Anyone, Any one. Anyone is a singular indefinite pronoun meaning “anybody”: Can anyone help me? Any one refers to one from groups and is usually followed by of + plural noun: Any one [as opposed to any two] of the suggestions will be considered acceptable.” (245) I must admit, this surprised …show more content…
The verb censor refers to editing or removing from public view. Censure means to criticize harshly. The new film was censor for graphic content, and the director was censure by critics for his irresponsibility.” (246) I shamefully confess that I have confused the two words. One reasons I have this issue is because I rarely use these words, you could say that they aren’t a part of my vocabulary. “OK, O.K., okay. Reserve these form for informal speech and writing. Choose another word in a formal context: not Her performance was OK but Her performance was satisfactory.” (253) This is an interesting peace of information. I was unaware that it was unacceptable to use the words OK, O.K., or okay in formal writing. I have made this kind of mistake countless of times in my previous composition. “Weather, Whether. Weather is a noun; whether is a conjunction: The weather will determine whether we go on a picnic.” (256) Many people may have difficulties distinguishing the two words and I can see why. They both sound exactly the same, but yet they both have completely different meanings. Even to this day I have trouble knowing the difference, sadly I couldn’t come up with a gimmick to help me. I would say, just commit it to memory, but that won’t help me at all, I must understand there meaning in order to truly know when to use them in my
“Anyone, Any one. Anyone is a singular indefinite pronoun meaning “anybody”: Can anyone help me? Any one refers to one from groups and is usually followed by of + plural noun: Any one [as opposed to any two] of the suggestions will be considered acceptable.” (245) I must admit, this surprised …show more content…
The verb censor refers to editing or removing from public view. Censure means to criticize harshly. The new film was censor for graphic content, and the director was censure by critics for his irresponsibility.” (246) I shamefully confess that I have confused the two words. One reasons I have this issue is because I rarely use these words, you could say that they aren’t a part of my vocabulary. “OK, O.K., okay. Reserve these form for informal speech and writing. Choose another word in a formal context: not Her performance was OK but Her performance was satisfactory.” (253) This is an interesting peace of information. I was unaware that it was unacceptable to use the words OK, O.K., or okay in formal writing. I have made this kind of mistake countless of times in my previous composition. “Weather, Whether. Weather is a noun; whether is a conjunction: The weather will determine whether we go on a picnic.” (256) Many people may have difficulties distinguishing the two words and I can see why. They both sound exactly the same, but yet they both have completely different meanings. Even to this day I have trouble knowing the difference, sadly I couldn’t come up with a gimmick to help me. I would say, just commit it to memory, but that won’t help me at all, I must understand there meaning in order to truly know when to use them in my