Wrong in english 9 pps

EITHER
OR
Proper names
(e.g.
of
people
or
countries)
don't
follow
the
rule: Deirdre, Keith,
Neil,
Sheila, Madeira,
etc.
eighth
(notice
-hth)
See
EI/IE
SPELLING
RULE.
either
(not
-ie-)
An
exception
to the
EI/IE SPELLING RULE.
either
.or

(i)
Take care with singular
and
plural verbs.
Use
these exemplar sentences
as a
guide:
Either
Jack
or Tom was
there,
(singular verb
to
match Jack (singular)
or Tom
(singular))
Either
Jack
or his
brothers were
there,
(plural
verb
to
match
'brothers'
(plural) which
is
closer

to it
than
'Jack'
(singular))
Either
his
brothers
or
Jack
was
there,
(singular
verb
this time because
'Jack'
(singular)
is
closer
to the
verb than
'brothers')
(ii)
Be
careful
to
place each part
of the
'either
or'
construction correctly.

I
have decided either that
I
have
to
build
an
extension
or I
have
to
move.
I
have decided that either
I
have
to
build
an
extension
or I
have
to
move.
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exceptions
caffeine
forfeit
seize

codeine heifer sheikh
counterfeit
height sovereign
either
leisure
surfeit
Fahrenheit neither weir
foreign
protein
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In
the
example above, there
are
these
two
possibilities:
I
have
to
build
an
extension.
I
have
to
move.
'Either'
precedes

the first one and
'or'
precedes
the
second.
The
second
one
could
be
shortened:
I
have decided that either
I
have
to
build
an
extension
or (I
have
to)
move.
I
have
decided
that either
I
have
to

build
an
extension
or
move.
It
is
important that
the two
constructions
following
'either'
and
'or'
should
be
parallel
ones:
either meat
or fish
either green
or red
either
to
love
or to
hate
either with malice
or
with kindness.

If
the
second construction
is
shortened
to
avoid
repetition, this
is fine. The
missing words
are
obvious
and can be
supplied readily.
elf
(singular) elves (plural)
See
PLURALS
(v).
eligible
or
legible?
ELIGIBLE
=
suitably
qualified
LEGIBLE
=
able
to be

read
eloquent
elude
See
ALLUDE
OR
ELUDE?.
embargo
(singular) embargoes
(plural)
See
PLURALS
(iv).
ELF
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END
STOPS
embarrass
embarrassed,
embarrassing
(not -r-)
embarrassment
emend
See
AMEND
OR
EMEND?.
emergency
(singular) emergencies (plural)
See

PLURALS
(iv).
emigrant
or
immigrant?
An
EMIGRANT
leaves
his or her
country
to
live
in
another.
An
IMMIGRANT
moves into
a
country
to
live
permanently.
eminent
or
imminent?
EMINENT
=
famous
IMMINENT
=

about
to
happen
emperor
emphasise/emphasize
Both
spellings
are
correct.
encyclopaedia/encyclopedia
Both
spellings
are
correct.
endeavour
end
stops
There
are
three
end
stops:
a
full
stop
(.),
an
exclamation mark
(!),
and a

question mark
(?).
Use
a
full
stop
to end a
statement.
There
are five
eggs
in the
fridge.
Use
an
exclamation mark with
a
command
or an
exclamation.
Get
out!
Use
a
question mark
to end a
question.
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ENDINGS
Where

do you
live?
See
EXCLAMATION MARKS.
FULL
STOPS.
QUESTION MARKS.
endings
See
ADDING ENDINGS.
enemy
(singular) enemies (plural)
See
PLURALS (iv).
enormity
This refers
to a
grave
sin or a
crime,
or a
disaster
on
a
huge scale.
We
gradually realised
the
full
ENORMITY

of the
tragedy.
It
is
often used
in
popular speech
to
mean
'enormousness',
'hugeness',
'immensity'.
This should
be
avoided
in a
formal context.
enquiry
or
inquiry?
Both
spellings
are
correct
and
there
is no
difference
in
meaning. British English favours

the first and
American
English
the
second.
Some
writers reserve
the first for a
general request
for
information
and the
second
for a
formal
investigation,
but
this
is by no
means necessary.
enrol
enrolled, enrolling
(British
English
-
enrol; American English
-
enroll)
enrolment
(British

English
-
enrolment; American English
-
enrollment)
ensure
or
insure?
to
ENSURE
= to
make sure
to
INSURE
= to
arrange
for financial
compensation
in the
case
of
loss,
injury,
damage
or
death
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ESPECIALLY
OR
SPECIALLY?

enthusiasm
(not
-ou-)
enthusiastic
envelop
enveloped, enveloping, envelopment (stress
on
second syllable)
envelope
(singular)
envelopes
(plural) (stress
on
third syllable)
environment
epigram
or
epitaph?
EPIGRAM
= a
short witty saying
EPITAPH
= an
inscription
on a
tombstone
equip
equipped, equipping, equipment
See
ADDING ENDINGS (iv).

Ernest
See
EARNEST
OR
ERNEST?.
erratum
(singular) errata
(plural)
See
FOREIGN PLURALS.
erring
err + ing
(not
-r-)
erupt
(not
-rr-)
especially
or
specially?
The
two
words
are
very close
in
meaning
and
sometimes overlap. However,
use

these exemplar
sentences
as a
guide
to
exclusive uses:
I
bought
the car
ESPECIALLY
for you
(=
for you
alone).
We
are
awaiting
a
SPECIALLY
commissioned report
(-
for a
special purpose).
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(not enviroment)
ESTUARY
estuary
(singular) estuaries (plural)
See
PLURALS

(iv).
etc.
(not
e.t.c.
or
ect.)
(i)
etc.
is an
abbreviation
of the
Latin
et
cetera
which means
'and
other
things'.
It is
therefore
incorrect
to
write
'and
etc.'.
(ii)
Avoid using
'etc.'
in
formal writing. Either list

all
the
items indicated
by the
vague
and
lazy
'etc.',
or
introduce
the
given selection with
a
phrase
like
'including',
'such
as'
or
'for
example'.
eventually
eventual
+
ly
(not
eventully)
exaggerate
(not
exagerate)

examination
exausted
Wrong spelling.
See
EXHAUSTED.
excellent
(not -ant)
except
See
ACCEPT
OR
EXCEPT?.
exceptionable
or
exceptional?
EXCEPTIONABLE
=
open
to
objection
EXCEPTIONAL
=
unusual
excercise
Wrong spelling.
See
EXERCISE.
excite
excited, exciting, excitement
See

ADDING
ENDINGS
(ii).
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