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OF “Of” is often shoved in where it doesn’t belong in phrases like “not that big of a deal,” and “not that great of a writer.” Just leave it out... of ___’sOF ___’S Phrases combining “of

NUPTUAL

NUPTIAL

“Nuptial” is usually a pretentious substitute for “wedding,” but if you’re going to use it, be sure to spell it properly List of errors

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OF

“Of” is often shoved in where it doesn’t belong in phrases like “not that big of a deal,” and “not that great of a writer.” Just leave it out

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of _’s

OF _’S

Phrases combining “of” with a noun followed by “S” may seem redundant, since both indicate possession; nevertheless, “a friend of Karen’s” is standard English, just as “a friend of Karen” and

“Karen’s friend” are

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OFFENSE/OFFENCE

In the US “offense” is standard; in the U.K use “offence.” The sports pronunciation accenting the first syllable should not be used when discussing military, legal, or other sorts of offense

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OFTEN

People striving for sophistication often pronounce the T in this word, but true sophisticates know that

the masses are correct in saying “offen.”

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OK

This may be the most universal word in existence; it seems to have spread to most of the world” s languages Etymologists now generally agree that it began as a humorous misspelling of “all correct":

“oll korrect.” “OK” without periods is the most common form in written American English now, though “okay” is not incorrect

More information on the origins of “OK” from the Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories.

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old fashion

OLD FASHION

OLD FASHIONED

Although “old fashion” appears in advertising a good deal, the traditional spelling is “old-fashioned.” List of errors

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old-timer’s disease

OLD-TIMER’S DISEASE

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

I’ve always thought that “old-timer’s disease” was a clever if tasteless pun on “Alzheimer’s Disease”; but many people have assured me that this is a common and quite unintentional error

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on accident

ON ACCIDENT

BY ACCIDENT

Although you can do things on purpose, you do them by accident

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once and a while

ONCE AND A WHILE

ONCE IN A WHILE

The expression is “once in a while.”

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one of the (singular)

ONE OF THE (SINGULAR)

In phrases like “pistachio is one of the few flavors that appeals to me,” use the singular form for the verb “appeals” because its subject is “one,” not “flavors.”

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