Commonly Misspelled Words and Frequent Errors

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 13^th 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:

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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