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♠ Uchiha Itachi	May 16 2009, 08:16 AM
*The Invisible Protector* Posts: 1,120 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 30, 2006 Current Theme: The Dark Ages Gender: Male What Browser are you using? Firefox 2 Martial Status: Single - Not Looking Character Origin: Naruto ARPF Cell Phone #: PRO-DIGY	Linguistics People often makes mistakes when it comes to the usage of words. There are times when the words may sound/spell the same, but they have a completely different meaning. When you write, how you place the word in a sentence depends on how you're structuring it. If you use the wrong term, then it will be noticed (perhaps) by others who knows grammar well. For example, most of the time, people make this common mistake: "Loose" is mainly used as an ADJECTIVE that has a definition of "free or released from fastening or attachment" (Dictionary.com). And "Lose" is mainly used as a VERB where it's defined as "to come to be without" (Dictionary.com). Not only that they're spelled differently (obviously), but those two words are COMPLETELY different despite the fact that they have only ONE LETTER DIFFERENCE. That one letter makes a HUGE difference in what you're trying to write in a sentence. They totally have different meanings and pronunciations. It's easy to say it out loud, but it's "difficult" to write it. Those two words are not even part of the chart below AT ALL. So, I don't really know why people make such common mistakes like that. But the chart below is something to keep in mind where the areas of wording mistakes can be found. Here is the chart to define terms that defines perplexing words. Posted Image CapitaliZed // CapitaliZation, not CapitaliSe // CapitaliSation. See, Wiki people make mistakes too! Terms to Keep in Mind: Capitonym: Words that share the same spelling but have different meanings when capitalized (and may or may not have different pronunciations). Heteronym: Words with identical spellings but different pronunciations and meanings. Homograph: Words that share the same spelling but have different meanings regardless of how they are pronounced. Homonym: Words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. Homophone: Words that are pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning regardless of how they are spelled. Polyseme: Words with the same spelling and distinct but related meanings. -- Copyrighted © Wikipedia for most of the Information


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