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Words to learn 15-Jul-2009
  • Types of words that are typically misspelled
  • types of words whose endings change when suffixes are added
  • five examplse of commonly mixed up homynyms
  • five examples of commonly mixed up "pseudohomonyms"
  • examples of word combinations that are sometimes one word and sometimes two words
  • examples of compounds that are always one word, never two
  • examples of compounds that are always two words, never one
  • What is a wordbook and what does it do?
  • What is a thesaurus and what does it do? what are its pitfalls?
  • Exampls of "red flag" words
  • Use the "big red flag word" in a sentence in which it is unnecessary
  • Write a sentence that begins with one of the"special red flag" phrases, and explain why it is a red flag
  • Examples of "not-ever" words
  • What is the point of the word "currently"?