Beware of 10 Commonly Misused Words In English

Hi,though we are good at English,we often make some silly mistakes which may turn out to be serious errs.we often misspell the words taking one to the other.here are some of them:


Disinterested vs Uninterested
"I am disinterested in that book."---Is this sentence wrong or right?

 It's wrong. Disinterested means impartial.ex:Disinterested leaders are admired in the society.
The word "uninterested" is the one which is appropriate for the above sentence, because it means "lack of interest".
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Accept versus Except
Accept is a verb which means “to receive”.
Ex. I accept your proposal.


Except is usually a preposition which means not included.
Ex. I eat all kinds of fruits except that one.


Also, except is a verb meaning to exclude.
Ex. Please except that vegetable from the grocery list.


Affect versus Effect
Usually, “affect” is a verb meaning to influence. Effect, on the other hand, is usually a noun meaning result.
Ex. Frequent drinking of alcohol affected his health.
Ex. One of the effects of illegal logging is flood.


Lend versus Borrow
Lend is a verb which means to let someone use or take something which will be returned later. Borrow, is a verb which means to use or take something from someone after asking for permission and returning the thing used or taken later.
Ex. Jane needed money, so she borrowed money from Ken. Ken lent Jane the money she needed.


Its versus It’s
“Its” is the possessive case of the pronoun “it”. “It’s”, on the other hand, is the contraction of the words, “it is”.
Ex. The airport changed its policy.
It's a very nice day today.


Loose versus Lose
Loose is an adjective. Lose is a verb.
Ex. If your shoelaces are too loose, you might trip and lose your balance.


Quiet versus Quite
Quiet is an adjective that means silence, and quite is an adverb that means to a great extent.
Ex. It’s very quiet in the library. The students are quite busy studying.


Raise versus Rise
They are both verbs. Raise means to cause something to move upward. Rise means to move upward or to get out of bed.
Ex. The student raised his hand to give his answer.
The sun usually rises before 6 am.


Amount versus Number
Amount is used for ideas that abstract and uncountable.
Ex. He has a large amount of work to do today.


Number is used for ideas or things that are countable.
Ex. A number of people saw her when she stole an apple from the store.


Fewer versus Less
Fewer is used for things you can count individually.
ex.
fewer people
fewer horses
fewer bags


Less is used for things you CAN'T count individually. It is used for measuring uncountable nouns such as liquid, gas, grain, etc.

ex.
less water
less air
less flour