| Every
day |
Each
day |
| Everyday |
Ordinary,
commonplace |
|
Eating
lunch every day is an everyday
event.
|
|
Even
the big companies aren't immune: MCI's
5 cents everyday is
just plain wrong, as are Kodak's Take
Pictures. Everyday. and
MSN's MSN More Useful Everyday.
|
| Affect
(v.) |
To
influence;
to change; to assume |
| Effect
(n.) |
The result |
| Effect
(v.) |
To
cause
change (not as commonly used) |
|
The
word RAVEN can help you remember the first
two definitions, the ones you'll most likely use in
business writing.
Remember
Affect
Verb
Effect
Noun |
 |
|
|
Accept
|
Agree;
take; receive
|
| Except |
Exclude |
|
|
| Compose |
To
make up: The
parts compose the whole. |
| Comprise |
To
include; contain; consist of:
The whole comprises (includes/contains) the
parts.
Please note: The
phrase "is comprised of" does not exist.
You cannot say "the company is included of its
parts."
|
| A
lot |
Frequently
(think a little) |
| Allot |
Assign
or distribute shares |
| Alot |
Does
not exist |
|
|
| Anxious |
Looking
forward to with anxiety or fear |
| Eager |
Looking
forward to with happiness, confidence |
|
|
| Continual |
Occurring
steadily, but with occasional breaks |
| Continuous |
Uninterrupted;
unbroken |
|
|
| Bad |
Adjective
form used after feel, look, taste, sound, smell |
| Badly |
Adverb
form used after other verbs |
|
|
| Principal |
The
most important; the main |
| Principle |
A
general rule; a truth; integrity |
|
|
| Disinterested |
Impartial;
having no stake in the outcome. |
| Uninterested |
Not
interested |
|
|
| Imply |
Hint
or suggest |
| Infer |
Conclude
by reasoning from something known or assumed |
|
|
| Assume |
Take
as true without evidence |
| Presume |
Take
as true for a specific reason; have evidence |
|
|
| Libel |
Damaging
public statement made in print (think lawyers) |
| Slander |
Damaging
public statement made orally (think spoken) |
|
|
| Precede |
Go
before |
| Proceed |
Advance
to |
