Commonly Misspelled Words
and Frequent Errors
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Cannot
According to www.dictionary.com, the words can and not are generally written as one word, cannot. However, there are occasions when the words may be spelled as separate words. I can think of at least one, where you wish to include an adverb between the two parts:
My boss can absolutely not justify any salary hikes this year.
Another
There is a very different case with another, a combination of an and other since the 13th century! In other words, even Shakespeare1 was using another as only one word. So how about if you do too?
If you travel to the United States or other English-speaking countries, you might hear a very common mistake with another: a rather curious separation of the word into a and nother*. Even though the term may be found on www.dictionary.com (first usage dated 1955-56), it is still inappropriate to use:
If you travel to the United States or other English-speaking countries, you might hear a very common mistake with another: a rather curious separation of the word into a and nother*. Even though the term may be found on www.dictionary.com (first usage dated 1955-56), it is still inappropriate to use:
That's a whole nother* issue completely!* =>
That's an entirely different issue completely!
1Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare of Stratford: Shakespeare's Birth. Shakespeare Online. 12 Sept. 2000. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearebirth.html
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