Not									Use							Page

forceful							forcible
'not' + adjective					antonym adjective						20
'very' + adjective					strong adjective						63
the question as to whether			whether									23
there is no doubt that				no doubt								23
used for ... purposes				used for ...							23
he is a man who						he										23
in a ... manner						...										23
the reason why is that				because									23
the fact that																24
who is																		24
which was																	24
and/or																		40
as to whether						whether									41
as yet								yet										41
certainly							use conservatively						42
character																	42
currently																	44
due to								through, because, owing to				44
each and every one															45
fact								use conservatively						46
facility (jail, hospital, etc)		jail, hospital, etc						46
factor																		46
feature																		47
finalize																	47
he is a man who						he										48
hopefully																	48
importantly																	49
in regard(s) to						as regards								49
in the last (final) analysis												49
in terms of																	50
irregardless						regardless								50
meaningful																	53
nature																		53
nice																		53
offputting																	54
ongoing								continuing, active						54
one of the most																55
-oriented																	55
prestigious																	57
respective, respectively													57
secondly, thirdly					second, third							57
state								say, remark								58
(use only in the sense of "express fully or clearly")
student body 						students								58
the foreseeable future														59
the truth is, the fact is													60
thrust								use sparingly							61
transpire							use only to mean "become known"			62
... unique							unique takes no qualifiers				62
utilize								use										63
while								and, but, although						63
-wise																		64
would								not needed for habitual behaviours		64


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Non-synonyms

Aggravate ≠ Irritate
The first means "to add to" an already troublesome or vexing matter or condition. The second means "to vex" or "to annoy" or "to chafe".									39

Alternate ≠ Alternative
The first means every other one in a series; the second, one of two possibilities.
																			40

Anticipate ≠ Expect															40

Disinterested ≠ Uninterested												44

Nauseous ≠ Nauseated														53
The first means "sickening to contemplate"; the second means "sick at the stomach." Do not, therefore, say, "I feel nauseous," unless you are sure you have that effect on others.

Regretful ≠ Regrettable														57

Shall ≠ Will																58
The formula to express the speaker's belief regarding a future action or state is I shall; I will expresses determination or consent.

Tortuous ≠ Torturous
A winding road is tortuous, a painful ordeal is torturous.					62


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Badly used

Enormity
Use only in the sense of "monstrous wickedness." Misleading, if not wrong, when used to express bigness.

Flammable
Unless you are operating a truck and hence are concerned with the safety of children and illiterates, use inflammable.

Fortuitous
Limited to what happens by change. Not to be used for fortunate or lucky.

Insightful
The word is a suspicious overstatement for "perceptive." If it is to be used at all, it should be used for instances of remarkably penetrating vision. Usually, it crops up merely to inflate the commonplace.

Worth while
Applies only to actions