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- uninterested, disinterested
- See disinterested, uninterested.
- unique
- "The only one of its kind." In formal English, unique should be used without any degree modification. Tiger Woods is a unique (not very unique) athlete.
- until
- See till, until, 'til.
- use, utilize
- In most cases, use is the better choice. Utilize means "to make practical use of" and should be used only with this meaning.
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- weak, week
- Weak is the opposite of strong. Week is a period of seven days.
- weather, whether
- Use weather as a noun meaning "atmospheric conditions." Use whether as a conjunction meaning "if" or "either."
- well, good
- See good, well.
- whether, if
- See if, whether.
- will, shall
- See shall, will.
- which, that
- See that, which.
- whole, hole
- See hole, whole.
- who, whom
- Who and whom are used as interrogative or relative pronouns. Who stands for a grammatical subject; whom stands for a grammatical object. (See 30a-2.)
- who's, whose
- Who's is a contraction for who is. Whose is the possessive form of who.
- would have
- Should not be used in the if part of a conditional sentence. If I had (not would have) started sooner, I would have finished the paper on time. (See 61k.)
- would of
- Nonstandard for would have.
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- your, you're
- Your is the possessive form of you. You're is a contraction of you are. You're loyal to your friends.
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