{"id":1279,"date":"2016-12-28T10:21:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T10:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2016-12-28T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T10:21:53","slug":"top-most-commonly-confused-or-misused-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britishielts.in\/blog\/top-most-commonly-confused-or-misused-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-Most Commonly Confused Or Misused Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some words have similar or almost similar pronunciation which causes people to often commit mistakes while using them. Let\u2019s review some of these <strong>most commonly used misused words<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>#1. Affect-Effect<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Affect\u2019 means to make a difference to or move emotionally whereas \u2018Effect\u2019 means to make something happen. Effect is usually used as a noun and affect as verb. People often confuse these two because effect can also be used used as a verb depending on the situations. Therefore, they top this list of most confusing words.<br \/>\n<strong>#2. Beside-Besides<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Beside\u2019 means to stand next to someone while \u2018Besides\u201d is an adverb, also used to add information. For example \u201cBesides, he appointed me as head of the department.\u201d. \u2018Besides\u2019 mean to say something apart from basic information that has already been said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/exclusive-tips-to-improve-grammar-for-ielts-exam\/\">Tips To Improve Grammar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>#3. Your-You\u2019re<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Your\u2019 means to belong to someone and \u2018You\u2019re\u2019 is a contraction of \u2018you are\u2019 which is used to define someone. Majority of people use these words incorrectly thinking they indicate the same thing. Also, this are the most commonly misused words in the whole wide world.<br \/>\n<strong>#4. Whose-Who\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Whose\u2019 is the preposition form of \u2018who\u2019 contrary to \u201cWho\u2019s\u201d which is a contraction form of \u201cwho is\u201d. \u2018Whose\u2019 is used to infer to associate person. If you ask people, you\u2019d find that many believe them to be the same thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/different-linking-words-for-ielts-exam\/\">Linking Words used in English<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>#5. It\u2019s-Its<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Its\u2019 is the possessive form of \u201cit\u201d whereas \u201cit\u2019s\u201d is the contraction of \u201cit is\u201d. \u2018Its\u201d means belonging to \u201cIt\u2019s\u201d either means \u201cit has\u201d or \u201cit is\u201d. These are also confusing words misused by some people. To attain perfection in learning English, one must emphasize on correctly using them.<br \/>\n<strong>#6. Farther-Further<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Farther\u2019 is an adjective and adverb that means to or at a more distant point. However, \u201cFurther\u201d is an adjective and adverb that means to or at a greater extent or degree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/read-some-easy-vocabulary-words-for-ielts\/\"><strong>Easy Vocabulary Words<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>#7. Cite-Site<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018Cite\u2019 is a verb that means to quote as an authority which also means to recognize formally. On the contrary, \u2018Site\u2019 is a noun meaning location. These two words have similar pronunciation but different meanings. This makes them to be of of the most commonly misused words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some words have similar or almost similar pronunciation which causes people to often commit mistakes while using them. 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