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  1. September 12, 2012 06:50 AM

    Swap mete

    One word confused with another

    By Merrill Perlman

    Today, we’re going to list some words and phrases that are often used when another is meant. These are not words that have come to mean something else, the way “bemused” has morphed from meaning only “puzzled” to also meaning “wryly amused.” Instead, these are words that are mistakenly used for other words that sounds the same—a homophone or homonym,...

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