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5 Words You’ve Been Using Incorrectly This Whole Time

It's literally ironic when you use "literally" to mean "figuratively."

Adapted from grammar.net by Brandon Specktor

1. Unique

Unique defintion common words used incorrectly
2. Ironic

Ironic defintion common words used incorrectly
3. Enormity

Enormity defintion common words used incorrectly
4. Plethora

Plethora defintion common words used incorrectly
5. Literally

Literally defintion common words used incorrectly

 

Which misused words do you correct most often?

Your Comments

  • http://twitter.com/authorRWolf R. Wolf Baldassarro

    What about penultimate? People most often think that it means “most ultimate” (which itself is redundant) when it actually means “next to last.”