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Commonly misused terms

‘ A ’ and ‘ an ’ ‘ Affect ’ and ‘ effect ’ ‘ But ’ and ‘ however ’ ‘ Can ’ and ‘ may ’ ‘ Compare to ’ versus ‘ compare with ’ ‘ Different from ’ and ‘ different to ’ ‘ Either ’ versus ‘ neither ’ ‘ Fewer ’ and ‘ less ’ Figures of speech ‘ Forego ’ and ‘ forgo ’
‘ Lay ’ and ‘ lie ’ Myriad ‘ Onto ’ and ‘ on to ’ ‘ Over ’ and ‘ more than ’ Percentage increases ‘ That ’ and ‘ which ’ ‘ That ’ and ‘ who ’ ‘ Their ’, ‘ there ’ and ‘ they ’ re ’ ‘ Who ’ and ‘ whom ’