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Words and expressions commonly misused - 3

Disinterested

Means “impartial.” Do not confuse it with uninterested, which means “not interested in.”

Let a disinterested person judge our dispute. (an impartial person)
This man is obviously uninterested in our dispute. (couldn't care less)

Enormity

Use only in the sense of “monstrous wickedness.” Misleading, if not wrong, when used to express bigness.

Fact

Use this word only of matters capable of direct verification, not of matters of judgement. That a particular event happened on a given date and that lead melts at a certain temperature are facts. But such conclusions as that Napoleon was the greatest of modern generals or that the climate of California is delightful, however defensible they may be, are not properly called facts.

• from “The elements of style” 4th edition by W. Strunk JR. and E. B. White

• 2014/07/06 21:42 에 작성