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TAMU Health Editorial Style Guide
  • Referencing the Institution
    • Organization Names
    • Buildings
    • Degrees and Programs
    • People and Titles
    • Boilerplates and Messaging
  • General Editorial Guidelines (A–Z)
  • Writing for Vital Record
  • Appendices
    • Commonly Misused Words
    • Extra help for commas
    • Extra Help for Word Choice
    • Military Titles
  • Web Style Guidelines

Commonly Misused Words

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a
  • affect vs. effect
  • after vs. afterward
  • already vs. all ready
  • although vs. while
  • among vs. between
  • assure vs. ensure or insure
c
  • centered on vs. centered around
  • compare to vs. compare with
  • compose vs. comprise or constitute
  • continual vs. continuous
d
  • dilatation vs. dilation
  • disc vs. disk
e
  • every day vs. everyday
f
  • fewer vs. less
h
  • home vs. hone
i
  • if vs. whether
  • inter vs. intra
  • interdisciplinary vs. interprofessional vs. multidisciplinary
l
  • lead vs. led
  • like vs. such as
p
  • perspective vs. prospective
  • premier vs. premiere
s
  • says vs. said
  • stationary vs. stationery
t
  • that vs. which
v
  • vice vs. vise
w
  • who/whom vs. which
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