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14 most often misused words in English Free English lessons
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14 most often misused words in English - Free English lessons • http://www.learnex.in/14-often-misuse... • Another spoken English lesson from Rima to learn the most often misused words in the English language. English students often get confused with these words and end up using them incorrectly while speaking English. • Facebook : / letstalkpodcast • Website : http://www.letstalkpodcast.com • Adverse means detrimental. It does not mean averse or disinclined. Correct: There were adverse effects. / I'm not averse to doing that. • Appraise means to ascertain the value of. It does not mean to apprise or to inform. Correct: I appraised the jewels. / I apprised him of the situation. • Bemused means bewildered. It does not mean amused. Correct: The unnecessarily complex plot left me bemused. / The silly comedy amused me. • Depreciate means to decrease in value. It does not mean to deprecate or to disparage. Correct: My car has depreciated a lot over the years. / She deprecated his efforts. • Disinterested means unbiased. It does not mean uninterested. Correct: The dispute should be resolved by a disinterested judge. / Why are you so uninterested in my story? • Enormity refers to extreme evil. It does not mean enormousness. [Note: It is acceptable to use it to mean a deplorable enormousness.] Correct: The enormity of the terrorist bombing brought bystanders to tears. / The enormousness of the homework assignment required several hours of work. • Hone means to sharpen. It does not mean to home in on or to converge upon. Correct: She honed her writing skills. / We're homing in on a solution. • Hung means suspended. It does not mean suspended from the neck until dead. Correct: I hung the picture on my wall. / The prisoner was hanged.
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