LBG p804-805
Terms
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- later, latter
- later refers to time; latter refers to the second-named of two items
- lay, lie
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lay- to put/place, takes direct object, lay laid laid
lie- to recline/be situated, does not take an object, lie, lay, lain
- leave, let
- interchangeable except irregular cases
- less
- refers to general amounts
- liable
- not interchangeable with apt, means responsible
- like, as
- us as in formal speech to introduce a full clause.
- like, such as
- use such as for an example and like for comparison
- likely
- interchangeable with apt.
- line
- unnecessary padding
- literally
- means actually, not more intensly
- lose, loose
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lose- verb, to mislay
loose- not tight, adjective, to let loose, verb
- lots, lots of
- avoid in formal writing, use with are
- may be, maybe
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may be- verb
maybe- adverb
- may of
- wrong. it's may have.
- may, can
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may- permission
can- capacity/ability
- media
- plural of medium, use with are.
- might of
- might have
- myself, herself, himself, yourself
- avoid in formal speech
- nohow
- nonstandard for in now way or in any way
- nothing like, nowhere near
- avoid
- nowheres
- wrong. nowhere
- number
- refers to singular noun
- off of
- use off or from instead
- OK, O.K., okay
- all fine, avoid in formal.
- on account of
- wordy for because of
- on, upon
- use on unless looking for a formal effect