Sometimes, we use common phrases incorrectly without realizing it. That's why Good Housekeeping has compiled a list of all of the things we've been saying wrong. Here they are:
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1. Hone in
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It's only a one letter difference.
2. Intensive Purposes
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This phrase is longer than you thought.
3. Case and Point
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It's "in," not "and."
4. Wet Your Appetite
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I bet you didn't know this one.
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5. Peaked by Interest
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You have to watch your spelling.
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6. By in Large
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Tweak this one a tiny bit to say it right.
7. I Could Care Less
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This is probably the most common error people make.
8. Sneak Peak
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Change that "a" to an "e."
9. Shoe-in
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It's not the same kind of "shoe."
10. Do Diligence
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Those homophones can get confusing.
11. Make Due
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Here's a similar error.
12. Baited Breath
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Be careful with this one!
13. Deep-seeded
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Now you know the difference!
Have you been saying any of these phrases incorrectly?
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Comments
Ruby1037: Is it sad I already knew the correct way to pronounce all of these?
Dee: Saved to favourites :P
Pamy_Dee: Deep freezer instead of Dick freezer
Kirsty: Who on earth says make due :/ really. All of these are obvious to me
Thelma62913: I never even heard of most of them!
Sarwa: I use 4 &7 correctly...
Claudine: Lord have mercy THANK YOU FOR NUMBER 5!!!!
Gineth: Oh yes, definitely ! But a few I was saying right. So I'm glad. Jeje.
Divya: A lot of these were really obvious
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