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If you run out of misused words, you could move on to expressions. Most people mangle Shakepeare by saying "to the manor born" instead of the "to the manner." I never use that phrase because the incorrect phrase is so widely used that I'm sure people would think I had it wrong.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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